Noli

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Comune di Noli

Municipal coat of arms
Location of Noli in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Province	Savona (SV)


Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Area	9.62 km² (4 sq mi)
Population (as of 31-05-2007)
- Total	2,957
- Density	307/km² (795/sq mi) ^[1]
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	44°12′22″N, 8°24′48″ECoordinates: 44°12′22″N, 8°24′48″E ^[2]
Gentilic	Nolesi
Dialing code	019
Postal code	17026
Frazioni	Tosse, Voze
Patron	Sant'Eugenio
- Day	Second Sunday of July
Website: http://www.comune.noli.sv.it

Noli (Italian, pronounced [ˈnoli]; Ligurian Nöi [ˈnøːi]) is a coast commune of Liguria, Italy, in the Province of Savona, it is about 50 km (36 miles) SW of Genoa by rail, about 4 m (13 feet) above sea-level. It has a population of 2,957. In 1901, it had a population of 1,985. The origin of the name may come from Neapolis.

It is a town of considerable antiquity and has an ancient church of S. Paragorio, once the cathedral, a Romanesque basilica dating from the 11th century with interesting works of art. The diocese has been united with that of Savona as the Diocese of Savona-Noli.

1 Bounding communes
2 Coat of arms
3 Monuments
4 Persons
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Bounding communes

[edit] Coat of arms

The coat of arms' color is a white cross on a red field.

[edit] Monuments

Household and annexed Tower (XIV-XV cent).
Tower and Gate Papone (XIII-XIV cent).
Tower of Four Sides.

[edit] Persons

Antonio da Noli, Italian explorer who served under the Portuguese crown

[edit] References

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

^ Population from Istat
^ "The World Gazetteer". Retrieved on 2007-02-20.

[edit] External links

Photographs of Noli (in Italian)

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