Bergeggi (island)
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Geography | |
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Location | Ligurian Sea |
Coordinates | 44°14′04″N 8°26′42″E / 44.234391°N 8.444915°E |
Area | 0.08 km2 (0.031 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
Administration | |
Italy | |
Region | Liguria |
Province | Savona |
Communes | Bergeggi |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Bergeggi is an island which lies in the Ligurian Sea off the coast near the village of Bergeggi in the Province of Savona, Liguria, Italy.
Geography
[edit]The island is around 8 hectares[1] and its highest point is at 53 m.[2] Punta Predani, a promontory on the mainland, is just a few hundreds metres from the island.
History
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The island bears evidences of a proto-historical Ligures' settlement. On its summit stands a watch tower and remains of a 4th-century church devoted to St. Eugenius.[3]
In 992 the bishop of Savona established a monastery on the island, also devoted to the saint, which was later donated to Lérins Abbey's monks. The monastery's ruins are still visible on the island.
Nature conservation
[edit]The island with its surrounding marine area is protected as Riserva naturale regionale di Bergeggi, established in 1985 by the Legge Regionale Liguria n. 10 - Istituzione della riserva naturale regionale di Bergeggi.[4] It is also included in a SIC (Site of Community Importance) called Isola Bergeggi - Punta Predani (code IT1323202).[5]
Among many interesting species living in the maquis shrubland covering most of the small island there are Campanula sabatia and Euphorbia dendroides.
Bibliography
[edit]- Leali Rizzi, Tina. Penco, Adriano. Liguria in blu - Guida alle immersioni subacquee da Ventimiglia a La spezia. Le Mani-Microart'S, 2001. ISBN 88-8012-179-0.
- A.Maestri. Il culto di San Colombano in Italia. Archivio storico di Lodi. 1939 e segg.
- Archivum Bobiense Rivista annuale degli Archivi storici Bobiensi (1979–2008). Bobbio
- Mons. Antonio Giustiniani Annali della Repubblica di Genova Terza Edizione Genovese Vol.1 1854. Genova.
- Attilio Zuccagni-Orlandini Corografia fisica, storica e statistica dell'Italia e delle sue Isole Volume Duodecimo. 1842. Firenze.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Parchi naturali di montagna, di pianura, di mare, Giuseppe A. Staluppi et al., Grafo, 1994
- ^ Carta turistica ed escursionistica - Provincia di Savona 1:50.000 map; publisher: Provincia di Savona
- ^ Atti e memorie della Società savonese di storia patria, Società savonese di storia patria; 1974, see books.google.it
- ^ "Dettaglio del servizio: Leggi regionali storiche - servizi online - Regione Liguria - sito ufficiale | Istituzione della riserva naturale regionale di Bergeggi". regione.liguria.it. Archived from the original on 2008-04-06. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ^ Bollettino Ufficiale Regione Liguria nr.13 of 15-7-2009; the Ligurian SIC list is on-line at lrv.regione.liguria.it Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (access: August 2015)
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