Cisano sul Neva (

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: ) is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the Italian region

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, located about southwest of

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and about southwest of

Savona Savona (; lij, Sann-a ) is a seaport and ''comune'' in the west part of the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea. Savona used to be one of the chief seats ...

. Located in the Val Neva, the territory of Cisano sul Neva borders those of the municipalities of

Albenga Albenga ( lij, Arbenga; la, Albingaunum) is a city and ''comune'' situated on the Gulf of Genoa on the Italian Riviera in the Province of Savona in Liguria, northern Italy. Albenga has the nickname of ''city of a hundred spires''. The economy is ...

Arnasco Arnasco ( lij, Arnascho or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region of Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about southwest of Savona. Arnasco borders the following municipalities: Albenga, Cast ...

Balestrino Balestrino ( lij, Barestin or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about southwest of Savona. As of 31 December 2011, it had a population of 607 and an are ...

Ceriale Ceriale ( lij, O Çejâ, locally ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region of Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about southwest of Savona. Ceriale borders the following municipalities: Alb ...

and Zuccarello.

Etymology

The comune gets its name from the

Neva The Neva (russian: Нева́, ) is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast (historical region of Ingria) to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length of , it i ...

, a stram flowing down from the

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and crossing its territory.

History

The town was part of the

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in the 10th century, and in 1091 it became a possession of

Boniface del Vasto Boniface del Vasto (''c.'' 1055 – ''c.'' 1125) was the margrave of Savona and Western Liguria from 1084 to ''c.''1130. He was the son and successor of Otto and of Bertha, daughter of Ulric Manfred II of Turin. Boniface was a member of the ...

. Later it was under the Clavesana family, and in 1274 it was acquired by the commune of Albenga, which fortified it. Subsequently it was part of the

Republic of Genoa The Republic of Genoa ( lij, Repúbrica de Zêna ; it, Repubblica di Genova; la, Res Publica Ianuensis) was a medieval and early modern maritime republic from the 11th century to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast. During the L ...

. In the 17th century it was occupied by

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soldiers. In 1794–95 Cisano was the seat of fightings between Austrian and French troops. In 1815 it was annexed to the

Kingdom of Sardinia The Kingdom of Sardinia,The name of the state was originally Latin: , or when the kingdom was still considered to include Corsica. In Italian it is , in French , in Sardinian , and in Piedmontese . also referred to as the Kingdom of Savoy-S ...

, becoming part of unified Italy in 1861. The current denomination dates from 1863.

Main sights

*Parish church of ''Santa Maria Maddalena'' (17th century). *Romanesque church of ''San Calogero'' (11th century). *The Castle of the Rolandi Ricci del Carretto in the ''frazione'' of Conscente (15th century). *The so-called Saracen Tower, also outside the city, on the road towards Albenga. It is a Roman funerary monument dating around the 2nd century AD.

Transport

Cisano is connected to Albenga and Garessio by the Provincial Road 582. It has also a railways station on the Albenga-

Ventimiglia Ventimiglia (; lij, label= Intemelio, Ventemiglia , lij, label=Genoese, Vintimiggia; french: Vintimille ; oc, label=Provençal, Ventemilha ) is a resort town in the province of Imperia, Liguria, northern Italy. It is located southwest of ...

line.

Twin towns

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, since 2002 * Le Vigan,

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, since 2002

References

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