Torriglia 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 Genoa

Province of Genoa

The Province of Genoa is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Genoa.It has an area of 1,838 km², and a total population of about 900,000...

 in the Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 region 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 in the upper Trebbia

Trebbia

The Trebbia is a river predominantly of Liguria and Emilia Romagna in northern Italy. It is one of the four main right-bank tributaries of the river Po, the other three being the Tanaro, the Secchia and the Panaro...

 valley, about 20 km northeast 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....

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Torriglia borders the following municipalities: Davagna

Davagna

Davagna is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 13 km northeast of Genoa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,817 and an area of 22.1 km²....

, Lorsica

Lorsica

Lorsica is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 30 km east of Genoa...

, Lumarzo

Lumarzo

Lumarzo is a village and comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 15 km east of Genoa.Lumarzo borders the following municipalities: Bargagli, Davagna, Neirone, Sori, Torriglia, Uscio....

, Mocònesi

Mocònesi

Moconesi is a municipality in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria. The head-hamlet of Mocanesi municipality is the village of Ferrada which is located about 40 km Northeast of Genoa and one km from the house in Terrarossa, reportedly place of birth of Christopher Columbus...

, Montebruno

Montebruno

Montebruno is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 30 km northeast of Genoa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 262 and an area of 17.5 km²....

, Montoggio

Montoggio

Montoggio is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 14 km northeast of Genoa. As of October 2006, it had a population of 2,018 and an area of 46.4 km²....

, Neirone

Neirone

Neirone is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 20 km east of Genoa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 985 and an area of 29.6 km²....

, Propata

Propata

Propata is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 25 km northeast of Genoa.The parish church of St. Lawrence houses a wooden statue by Anton Maria Maragliano....

, Rondanina

Rondanina

Rondanina is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 30 km northeast of Genoa....

, Valbrevenna

Valbrevenna

Valbrevenna is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 15 km northeast of Genoa. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 764 and an area of 35.2 km²....

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History

The town was probably founded in Roman

Ancient Rome

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 times. In the Middle Ages

Middle Ages

The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...

 it was a possession of the Bobbio Abbey

Bobbio Abbey

Bobbio Abbey is a monastery founded by Irish Saint Columbanus in 614, around which later grew up the town of Bobbio, in the province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is dedicated to Saint Columbanus...

, and then (1227) of the Malaspina and (mid-14th century) of the Fieschi, who built a castle here. Later it was under the Republic of Genoa

Republic of Genoa

The Most Serene Republic of Genoa |Ligurian]]: Repúbrica de Zêna) was an independent state from 1005 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast, as well as Corsica from 1347 to 1768, and numerous other territories throughout the Mediterranean....

, and Torriglia was involved in the wars between Guelphs and Ghibellines

Guelphs and Ghibellines

The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor, respectively, in central and northern Italy. During the 12th and 13th centuries, the split between these two parties was a particularly important aspect of the internal policy of the Italian city-states...

, causing its siege by the Genoese in 1432. In 1548 it was acquired by the Doria

Doria

Doria, originally de Auria , meaning "the sons of Auria", and then de Oria or d'Oria, is the name of an old and extremely wealthy Genoese family who played a major role in the history of the Republic of Genoa and in Italy, from the 12th century to the 16th century.-Origins:According to legend, a...

 family, who held it until the Napoleonic invasion of 1797.

In 1815 Torriglia became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia

Kingdom of Sardinia

The Kingdom of Sardinia consisted of the island of Sardinia first as a part of the Crown of Aragon and subsequently the Spanish Empire , and second as a part of the composite state of the House of Savoy . Its capital was originally Cagliari, in the south of the island, and later Turin, on the...

 and, from 1861, of the unified Kingdom of Italy. During World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 it was the seat of partisan resistance.

Transport

Torriglia lies on the State Road 45 of Val Trebbia, connecting Genoa to Piacenza

Piacenza

Piacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza...

. A7 and A12 Highways can be reached from Busalla

Busalla

Busalla is a comune in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 27 km north of Genoa.Its territory is crossed by the upper valley of the Scrivia river. Nearby is the artificial Lake Busalletta....

, which is also the seat of the nearest railway station.

Other

Torriglia is popularly known as the UFO capital of Italy, due to the numerous "contacts" occurred in its territory during the 1970s.
Torriglia is known for the Canestrelletto is a small short-pastry cookie. It has the shape of a six pinted star, with a hole in the middle and a dusting of icing sugar, it even has a Festival in its honour, "Festa del Canestrelletto", held every year from 1998 in which all Producers of "Il Canestrelletto di Torriglia"® take part

External links

• Official website
• :it:Torriglia use google translator