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According to the
popular tradition, Corniglia has Roman
origins: it seems the Cornelia “gens” was
owner of a farm and producer of a famous
wine; by the way many wine amphorae with
impressed on the name of Cornelia, have been
found in Pompei.
The medieval history of
Corniglia is similar
to that of all other villages in the
Cinque
Terre. The village belonged to the Fieschis,
earls of Lavagna, then it passed to the
lords of Carpena (ancient jurisdiction of
the Podestà, in the Gulf of La Spezia), and
finally to the Bishop of Luni.
Corniglia was
firstly quoted in a document, in 1211.
From old documents we know in
Corniglia
there was a castle: we can actually observe
some traces of it, into the graveyard’s
walls; it was temporarily occupied by the
Pisans and then given back to Pope Innocenzo
IV (of the Fieschi family), in 1254.He was
stopped by the Republic of Genoa that got
the submision of Corniglia and
Vernazza, in
1211.
OTHER INFORMATION:
1608: the Cinque Terre lost their function
of Podesta’s jurisdiction;
Corniglia passed
under the Captaincy of La Spezia.
1815: the Republic of Genoa joined the Reign
of Sardinia. In spite of their geographical
isolation, the Cinque Terre lived a great
economic revival.
1874-1880: Genoa-La Spezia railway links the
Cinque Terre to the rest of the territory.
1926-1928: the building of the switch-line
between Genoa and La Spezia. |
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