Vernazza

Vernazza (Ligurian: Vernasa) is an Italian comune in the Province of La Spezia, in the region of Liguria, Northern Italy. It is part of the Cinque Terre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]

Vernasa
Comune di Vernazza
Vernazza and the sea, Cinque Terre, Italy.jpg
Coat of arms of Vernazza
CountryItaly
RegionLiguria
ProvinceLa Spezia (SP)
Founded1861
FrazioniCorniglia, Drignana, Muro, Prevo [it], San Bernardino [it]
Government
 • MayorMarco Fenelli (Vernazza-Corniglia)
Area
 • Total12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (July 2024)[1]
 • Total703
 • Density57.15/km2 (148.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
19018
Patron saintMargaret the Virgin [en]
Saint day20 July
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Vernazza is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia [en] ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

Culture

The fictional town Sapienza from the 2016 videogame Hitman [en] is inspired by Vernazza.[4]

Vernazza Media

References

  1. "Monthly Demographic Balance" (in English and italiano). Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. "Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)". UNESCO (in English, français, العربية, 中文, русский, español, 日本語, and Nederlands). Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  3. "Vernazza". I Borghi più belli d'Italia (in English and italiano). Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. Wiltshire, Alex (24 March 2017). "How Hitman's Hokkaido level was made" (in en). Rock Paper Shotgun (Gamer Network Limited). https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-hitmans-hokkaido-level-was-made. Retrieved 5 October 2024. 

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