Voltri is a quartiere of the Italian city of Genoa , located 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) west of the city centre. It was formerly an independent comune .
5-596: In 2015, Voltri and the nearby hamlets included in Genoa's VII Municipio (Crevari, Acquasanta, Vesima, Fabbriche) had a total population of 12,402. Voltri is one of the 3 former municipalities (the other ones are Pra' and Pegli ) being part of the Genoa's city VII Municipio. The area of Voltri was inhabited since prehistoric times, and was a center of the Ligures tribe of the Veituri, from which it probably took its name. In
10-624: The Appennino ligure by traveling via the passo del Turchino . 44°25′42″N 8°45′8″E / 44.42833°N 8.75222°E / 44.42833; 8.75222 Pra%27 Pra ' ( elision of the original Latin name Prata Veituriorum ) is a western neighbourhood of Genoa , located between Pegli and Voltri with which it forms the western ( Ponente ) district of Genoa, Municipio VII . The inhabitants of Pra' are called praesi in Italian; however, natives of
15-877: The Fascist government united it to Genoa. Voltri is served by a station on the Genoa- Ventimiglia railroad. Another railway station is present in Acquasanta along the Genoa- Acqui Terme railroad, 6 km far from Voltri. It is also crossed by the SS1 Via Aurelia national road and by the A10 and the A26 motorways. The motorway exit is located in Pra, 1 km from Voltri. From Voltri it is possible to overcome
20-840: The Middle Ages it was a hamlet part of the Republic of Genoa , its main activity being the production of paper . In 1796 Voltri was the site of a battle between the French troops of Napoléon Bonaparte and of the Austrian Empire allied with the Kingdom of Sardinia -Piedmont. After the fall of the First French Empire, it became an autonomous commune in the Sardinian territories, a status it kept until 1926, when
25-462: The locality prefer to be called praíni (from Genoese praín ). Pra' was an autonomous municipality from 1797 to 1926, and was divided into five hamlets called casali : Torre, Pra' (later Borgo Foce), Sapello, Palmaro and Palmaro Carbone. In 1926, with the creation of Greater Genoa through the incorporation of nineteen municipalities by the Fascist regime , Pra' was added to the municipality of Genoa. This Liguria location article
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