Albissola Marina | |
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Comune di Albissola Marina | |
Coordinates: 44°20′N 8°30′E / 44.333°N 8.500°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Liguria |
Province | Savona (SV) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gianluca Nasuti |
Area | |
• Total | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
Population (30 April 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 5,411 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
Demonym | Albissolesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 17012 |
Dialing code | 019 |
Website | Official website |
Albissola Marina (Ligurian: A Moenn-a d'Arbisseua[3]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Genoa and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of Savona.
The 16th-century Spaniard Gonzalo Argote de Molina identified Albissola Marina as the birthplace of Christopher Columbus, though the details of Columbus' origin remain a matter of dispute.[4]