Voltri

Voltri is the district of Genoa to the Western periphery of the city.

Antiquity

The center was inhabited for a long time and is located by it at the internal point of the ligure gulf, with 44° 24 ' 59" of latitude NR and 8° 45 ' 8" of longitude E, therefore it belongs strictly neither to the Riviera of the West, nor with that of the East.

Various names

Capital pre-Roman of the tribes Veituriae (Viturii), from which it probably draws its name, the borough receives various names: Hasta Veiturium, Vutri, Utris, Ulterium, Uccole (in an English newspaper), Vulturium and still Otri, Utri, Votori, Votri , in the medieval notarial acts.

Medieval and modern time

The city was one of the 3 podestariats (residence of a Podestat ) and a capitanat of the République of Genoa; its prosperity was due to the industry of the paperboard (including agglomerated or chewed paper statues). She was proclaimed quoted by royal decree in 1903. In 1926 the fascistic authority incorporated it in the Grande Genoa.

Hydrographic and harbor situation, highway network

Its center is around the mouth of the torrent Leira (the October 7th 1970 a catastrophic flood)

In Voltri one found the first Plage to bathe while coming from Genoa (the other, in the west of Voltri, would be Vesima).

On its territory is, divided with the district of Pra', the VTE ( Voltri Terminal Europa ), commercial port for the handling of the Container S, which supported employment in the borough, but also reduced largely the quality of the beach.

Behind Voltri is made the ramification between the Autostrada dei fiori (A10) and the A26 Voltri- Gravellona Toce - Simplon which connects Genoa with the Piedmontese valley of the Po and more with North, with the Simplon pass.

Roads

  • Highway A10 (Genoa-Ventimille Autostrada dei fiori ) and A26 Voltri-Gravellona Toce

Autostrada dei trafori - tunnels) - exit Voltri-Prà
  • Via Aurelia (ancient Roman way, are equivalent of a French main road)
  • Railroad: park F.S. of Voltri on the Genoa line - Vintimille

Monuments

  • Villa Brignole Salts Duchessa di Galliera
A park of 25 ha which commance with the garden of the Dirty Brignole palate and other dependences: Coffee, Dairy, castle View-point. Just beside the grids two churches: the convent San Francesco , currently of irregular dwelling, bellow, and the Sanctuary delle Madonna Grazie (or San Nicolò ) on the hill. In the park, some animals are presented, especially deer.

  • Notre Dame Church of the Angels ( Angioli )

  • Parish church Sant' Ambrogio, in the East of the river
  • Parish church Sant' Erasmo, in the West of the river
  • Church of Santa Limbania
  • Oratorio (where meets the brotherhood which requests for late country, and which shelters social movements: patronage, etc)

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