Sestri Ponente | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Metropolitan City | Genoa |
| City | Genoa |
| District | Medio Ponente |
Sestri Ponente is anindustrial suburb ofGenoa in northwestItaly. It is part of the Medio Ponentemunicipio of Genoa.
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| 1901 | 17,225 | (100%) | |
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It is situated on theLigurian Sea four miles to the west of the city, betweenPegli[1] andCornigliano. Its population is currently about 50,000, but in the 1970s it was as high as 80,000.
The name is derived from theLatinSextum, a small village that was likely founded in the second century A.D., where stones were assembled for theRoman road that left from Genoa. No physical records exist about the population of Sestri before the fifteenth century.
Around 1911, the town had iron-works saw-mills, shipbuilding yards and tanneries and factories for macaroni, matches and tobacco.[1]
The links to the transport sector continue to this day; Sestri Ponente is home toGenoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport. Another major source of employment are the shipyards, part of theFincantieri.[2] They are currently enjoying the benefits of the current ship construction boom after the blows felt from the 1970s to the 1990s.
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