Savona
Savona
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| Comune di Savona | |
Panorama of Savona | |
Location of Savona | |
| Coordinates: 44°18′29″N 08°28′52″E / 44.30806°N 8.48111°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | Savona (SV) |
| Frazioni | Bosco delle Ninfe, Ciantagalletto, Ciatti, Cimavalle, ConcaVerde, Galleria Ranco, Madonna del Monte, Maschio, Montemoro, Naso di Gatto, San Bartolomeo al Bosco, San Bernardo in Valle, Santuario |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marco Russo (PD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2016) | |
• Total | 61,345 |
| • Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Savonesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 17100 |
| Dialing code | 019 |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Mercy |
| Saint day | 18 March |
| Website | Official website |
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Savona (Italian: [saˈvoːna] ⓘ; Ligurian: Saña [ˈsaŋːa]) is a seaport and comune (municipality) in the west part of the northern Italian region of Liguria, and the capital of the Province of Savona. Facing the Ligurian Sea, Savona is the main center of the Riviera di Ponente (the western section of the Italian Riviera).
One of the most celebrated former inhabitants of Savona was the navigator Christopher Columbus, who farmed land in the area while chronicling his journeys. 'Columbus's house', a cottage situated in the Savona hills, lay between vegetable crops and fruit trees. It is one of several residences in Liguria associated with Columbus.