Pietra Ligure

Pietra Ligure (Ligurian: A Prïa) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Savona. It is mainly a touristic city.

Pietra Ligure
Comune
Comune di Pietra Ligure
Pietra Ligure
Coat of arms
Location of Pietra Ligure
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Coordinates: 44°9′N 8°18′E
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Province	Savona (SV)
Frazioni	Ranzi
Government
• Mayor	Luigi De Vincenzi
Area [1]
• Total	9.88 km2 (3.81 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (31 May 2022)[2]
• Total	8,277
• Density	840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Pietresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	17027
Dialing code	019
Website	Official website

Pietra Ligure borders the following municipalities: Bardineto, Boissano, Borgio Verezzi, Giustenice, Loano, and Tovo San Giacomo.

Twin towns — sister cities

Pietra Ligure is twinned with:

• Offenburg, Germany, since 2007

History

Pietra Ligure's castle

Pietra Ligure is named after its castle, Castrum et Oppidum Petrae, il "castello di pietra" (stone castle), built between the 7th and 8th century.