Seborga

Seborga
A Seborca
Comune di Seborga
Seborga
Seborga
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Seborga is located in Italy
Seborga
Seborga
Location of Seborga in Italy
Seborga is located in Liguria
Seborga
Seborga
Seborga (Liguria)
Coordinates: 43°49′34″N 7°41′40″E / 43.82611°N 7.69444°E / 43.82611; 7.69444
CountryItaly
RegionLiguria
ProvinceImperia (IM)
Government
 • MayorEnrico Ilariuzzi
Area
 • Total4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2015)[2]
 • Total315
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
DemonymSeborghini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
18012
Dialing code0184
ISTAT code008057
Patron saintSan Bernardo
Saint day20 August
WebsiteOfficial website

Seborga (Ligurian: A Seborca)[3] is a small village and self-proclaimed principality in the region of Liguria near the French border. Administratively, it is a comune of the Italian province of Imperia. The main economic activities are horticulture and tourism. It is known for being the 'territory' of the self-proclaimed micronation the Principality of Seborga. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[4]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  3. ^ Frisoni, Gaetano [in Italian] (1910). Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese (in Italian). Genova: Nuova Editrice Genovese.
  4. ^ "Liguria" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.