Conscenti
Frazione
Conscenti is located in Italy
Conscenti
Conscenti
Location of Conscenti in Italy
Coordinates: 44°35′N 9°4′E / 44.583°N 9.067°E / 44.583; 9.067
Country Italy
RegionLiguria
ProvinceGenoa
ComuneNe
Elevation
[1]
68 m (223 ft)
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total726
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
16040
Dialing code01850
Patron saintSaint Laurence
Saint dayAugust 10

Conscenti is a frazione (a subdivision roughly equivalent to hamlet, ward, or parish) of the Italian municipality of Ne. It is located approximately 1 km from Ne, and serves as the municipality's seat of government.[2] Its population in 2001 was 726.

The municipality's public library is located in Conscenti. Opened on May 28, 1998, it is managed by the board of education of the neighboring town of Cogorno, and is dedicated to Hugo Plomteux, the Belgian scholar of Ligurian cultural and linguistic heritage.[3]

The family of the founder of the modern, united Italian state, Giuseppe Garibaldi, originated in the nearby Graveglia Valley. A monument to Garibaldi is located in Conscenti.[4]

The following annual events are held in Conscenti:

  • Graveglia Valley agricultural produce market every Saturday morning from May 28 to October 28
  • The Agriculture Fair during the month of July.
  • "Dinner under the stars" during the month of August.
  • The Feast of Saint Lawrence, the patron saint of the town, on August 10
  • Christmas Market during the month of December.
three men standing in a house- and store-lined street intersection
Town center, Conscenti
A color photo of a three story building with shuttered windows, three flags, and a clock tower.
Town hall at Conscenti, the municipal seat of Ne
A color photo of two stone memorials, each with approximately 6 feet tall. The WW2 memorial stands on the left, with 46 names inscribed, and the WWI memorial adjoins it on the right, with 42 names inscribed.
Concenti's WWI and WWII memorials.
People shopping in an open-air farmers' market
Concenti's farmers' market

References

  1. 1 2 Census, Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, retrieved 2009-09-11
  2. ↑ italia.indettaglio.it, retrieved 10 Jul 2009
  3. ↑ "Municipality of Ne website". Municipality of Ne.
  4. ↑ Villa Paola - Nascio, retrieved 10 Jul 2009
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