Genoa
Genoa (Italian: Genova, Ligurian: Zena, Zêna) is a city and capital of the Liguria region in Italy. The population of Genoa in 2006 was 620,316. It is the most important seaport in Italy. Before Italy was united into one country in the 1800s, Genoa was a republic that also included the island of Corsica. Genoa was famous for its merchants, or traders, who traded everywhere from England to Istanbul. Famous Genoese people include, Andrea Doria, Niccolò Paganini, and Christopher Columbus.
Comune di Genova | |
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Country | Italy |
Region | Liguria |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marco Bucci |
Area | |
• Total | 240.29 km2 (92.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population (1 January 2018) | |
• Total | 580,097 |
• Density | 2,414.15/km2 (6,252.63/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Genoa Media
Territories of the Republic of Genoa, around the Mediterranean & Black Sea coasts
Guglielmo Embriaco portrayed on the main façade of the Palazzo San Giorgio, Genoa
The port and fleet of Genoa in the early 14th century, by Quinto Cenni
Christopher Columbus, posthumous portrait by Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, c. 1520
Giuseppe Mazzini. His thoughts influenced many politicians of a later period, among them Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George, Mahatma Gandhi, Golda Meir and Jawaharlal Nehru.