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) |
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Italy | |
| Liguria | |
| Savona | |
| 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.
Ecology
[edit]The island which, along with its surrounding marine area, forms part of the Riserva naturale regionale di Bergeggi ('Bergeggi Regional Nature Reserve'), has a rocky coastline that rises up to 53 meters above sea level.[4]
First protected as a nature reserve in 1985, it is also included in the Isola Bergeggi - Punta Predani European Site of Community Importance (code IT1323202).[5][6]
Parts of the island are covered by maquis shrubland, in which species such as Campanula sabatia and Euphorbia dendroides can be found, while the supralittoral rocks provide a habitat for plants such as sea fennel and Limonium cordatum.
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
- ↑ "Isola di Bergeggi". Parks.it. Federparchi - Europarc Italia. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ "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.
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