Bordighera

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Comune di Bordighera
Municipal coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Province	Imperia (IM)
Mayor	Giovanni Bosio (since May 28, 2002)
Elevation	5 m
Area	10 km²
Population
- Total (as of December 31, 2004)	10,647
- Density	1,014/km²
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	43°47′N, 07°40′E
Gentilic	Bordigotti
Dialing code	0184
Postal code	18012
Frazioni	Borghetto San Nicolò, Sasso
Patron	Sant'Ampelio
- Day	May 14
Website: www.bordighera.it

Bordighera is a town on the in the Province of Imperia, Liguria (Italy).

Contents 1 History 2 Culture 3 Twin cities 4 External links 5 References

[edit] History

The city was founded around the 4th century BCE by the Ligures. Historically, it has been a favorite winter resort, especially for visitors and retirees from England, and is renowned for its beautiful coast scenery. Its flowers and palms have been well known, with the flowers having been exported and the palms used on Palm Sunday at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and other churches. A museum, contains a unique collection of the flora of the Riviera.

From 1682 until the Napoleonic period, Bordighera was the capital of a small republic of the villages of the neighboring valleys.

[edit] Culture

The Scottish writer George MacDonald lived and worked for parts of the year in Bordhigera. His house was an important cultural centre for the British colony. He is buried at the churchyard of the former Anglican church.

[edit] Twin cities

• - Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, since 1956
• - Neckarsulm, Germany, since 1963

[edit] External links

• Official Website (Italian) (English)

[edit] References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.