Perinaldo

Perinaldo

*Preinoud*
Perinaldo Preinoud
Comune
	Comune di Perinaldo
	The village of Perinaldo in Autumn.
	Coat of arms
	Location of Perinaldo
	Perinaldo Location of Perinaldo in Italy Perinaldo Perinaldo (Liguria)
	Coordinates: 43°51′N 7°40′E / 43.850°N 7.667°E
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Province	Imperia (IM)
Frazioni	Negi, Suseneo
Government
• Mayor	Patrizia Guglielmi
Area
• Total	21.0 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Elevation	572 m (1,877 ft)
Population (31 December 2007)
• Total	918
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym	Perinaldesi
Time zone	UTC 1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 2 (CEST)
Postal code	18032
Dialing code	0184
Website	Official website

Perinaldo (Ligurian: Preinoud^[3]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region of Liguria, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Imperia.

It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").^[4] It is the birthplace of the 17th-century Italian naturalised French astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini.

Main sights

Parish church of San Nicola da Bari, built in 1489. It houses a 15th-century wooden crucifix.
Church of Sant'Antonio abate (1590–1600)
Sanctuary of the Visitation (17th century)
Astronomical observatory

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Frisoni, Gaetano [in Italian] (1910–2002). Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese (in Italian). Genova: Nuova Editrice Genovese.
^ "Liguria" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.

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