Porto Azzurro

Porto Azzurro is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany; it is on the island of Elba, located about 130 kilometres (81 miles) southwest of Florence and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Livorno. It was formerly called Porto Longone, and in 1557 Iacopo VI Appiani, Prince of Piombino, granted Spain the right to build a fortress there,[3] so it was transferred to the State of the Presidi that it was born as a direct possession of the crown of Spain. The state had only governors sent by the central Spanish government first and then Austrian.[4] In 1801, Napoleon established the Kingdom of Etruria.[3] Eventually it was transferred to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

Porto Azzurro
Comune di Porto Azzurro
Fountain in Porto Azzurro in May 2007
Fountain in Porto Azzurro in May 2007
Coat of arms of Porto Azzurro
Location of Porto Azzurro
Porto Azzurro is located in Italy
Porto Azzurro
Porto Azzurro
Location of Porto Azzurro in Italy
Porto Azzurro is located in Tuscany
Porto Azzurro
Porto Azzurro
Porto Azzurro (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 42°46′N 10°24′E
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
ProvinceLivorno (LI)
FrazioniBarbarossa, Mola
Government
  MayorLuca Simoni
Area
  Total13.3 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (January 2017)[2]
  Total3,752
  Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Longonesi, Portoazzurrini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
57036
Dialing code0565
Patron saintSt. James
Saint day26 July

See also

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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  3. Frey, Linda; Frey, Marsha (1995). The treaties of the War of the Spanish Succession: an historical and critical dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 421–2. ISBN 978-0-313-27884-6. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  4. Roberto Ferretti (a cura di), Aspetti e problemi di storia dello Stato dei Presìdi in Maremma, 1979; Giuseppe Caciagli, Stato dei Presidi, Pontedera, Arnera Edizioni, 1992


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