Génova

"Génova (en italiano, Genova, pronunciado Acerca de este sonido [dnova] (?·i); Zena en el dialecto genovés del idioma ligur) es la sexta ciudad italiana por población, ya que cuenta con 609.746 habitantes (2009). Es la capital de la provincia homónima y de la región de Liguria. El área urbana cuenta con 800.000 habitantes y el "Área Metropolitana Genovese" cuenta con 1.510.000 habitantes. En la última centuria Génova ha crecido absorbiendo a 25 municipios del litoral y de los valles; actualmente está dividida en 25 circunscripciones y 71 unidades urbanas. Hacia el oeste de Sampierdarena conserva algunas villas de los siglos XVI y XVII. Génova también posee el segundo acuario más grande de la Unión Europea, tras el Oceanográfico de Valencia. La vida de la ciudad, desde sus orígenes, estuvo unida a su puerto y a las actividades marineras que fueron el punto de referencia constante de toda su historia política y cultural durante su famosa República de Génova."

"Genoa (/dno./ JEN-oh-; Italian: Genova [dnova] ; Genoese and Ligurian Zena [zena]; Latin and archaic English Genua) is the capital of Liguria and the sixth largest city in Italy with a population of 588,688 within its administrative limits on a land area of 243.6 km2 (94 sq mi). The urban area called Genoa Metropolitan City has an official population of 862,885. Over 1.5 million people live in the Genoa Metropolitan Area. Genoa is one of Europe's largest cities on the Mediterranean Sea and the largest seaport in Italy. Genoa has been nicknamed la Superba ("the Proud one") due to its glorious past and impressive landmarks. Part of the old town of Genoa was inscribed on the World Heritage List (UNESCO) in 2006 (see below). The city's rich cultural history in notably its art, music and cuisine allowed it to become the 2004 European Capital of Culture. It is the birthplace of Christopher Columbus and Niccolò Paganini. Genoa, which forms the southern corner of the Milan-Turin-Genoa industrial triangle of north-west Italy, is one of the country's major economic centres. The city has hosted massive shipyards and steelworks since the 19th century, and its solid financial sector dates back to the Middle Ages. The Bank of Saint George, founded in 1407, is among the oldest in the world and has played an important role in the city's prosperity since the middle of the 15th century. Today a number of leading Italian companies are based in the city, including Selex ES, Ansaldo Energia, Ansaldo STS, Edoardo Raffinerie Garrone, Piaggio Aerospace and Costa Cruises."