Ospedaletti is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Imperia

Province of Imperia

The Province of Imperia is a mountainous and hilly province, in the Liguria region of Italy, situated between the Maritime Alps to the north and the Ligurian Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea to the south...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region of Liguria

Liguria

Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...

, located about 120 km southwest of Genoa

Genoa

Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....

 and about 25 km southwest of Imperia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,500 and an area of 5.2 km².

The municipality of Ospedaletti contains the frazione

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivision) Porrine.

Ospedaletti borders the following municipalities: Bordighera

Bordighera

Bordighera is a town and comune in the Province of Imperia, Liguria .-History:The city was founded around the 4th century BC by the Ligures....

, Sanremo

Sanremo

Sanremo or San Remo is a city with about 57,000 inhabitants on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria in north-western Italy. Founded in Roman times, the city is best known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival...

, Seborga

Seborga

The Principality of Seborga is a micronation located in the northwestern Italian Province of Imperia in Liguria, near the French border, and in sight of Monaco....

, and Vallebona

Vallebona

Vallebona is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 120 km southwest of Genoa and about 30 km west of Imperia...

.

History

Ospedaletti Named after a 14th century hospital which was established by the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem

Geography

Located between Caponero and Capo Sant' of the Ampelios, just six kilometers from Sanremo, it gets some north winds. It is about 30 km from Capoluogo. The sub-tropical vegetation, conjugated to a moderate and signorile urbanization, makes Ospedaletti the pearl of the Coast of the Florence. The climate is usually mild.

External links

• Official site of Ospedaletti