Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 18.9 km² Local time Thursday 1:07 AM Dialling code 0187 | Dialing code 0187 Postal code 19014 | |
Frazioni Anzo, Ravecca, Setta, Costa, Castagnola Weather 9°C, Wind NE at 10 km/h, 61% Humidity Points of interest Porto Pidocchio, Spiaggia di Framura, La Spiaggetta | ||
Framura is a comune (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Genoa and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of La Spezia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 739 and an area of 18.9 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi).
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Map of 19014 Framura, Province of La Spezia, Italy
The municipality of Framura contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Anzo, Ravecca, Setta, Costa, and Castagnola.
Framura borders the following municipalities: Bonassola, Carrodano, Deiva Marina, Levanto.
History
During World War Two, American 15-men missions called Operations Ginny I and II tried to land and blow up a railway tunnel between Framura and Bonassola. Both missions failed but the second mission's soldiers were executed and buried in a mass grave by the German Army.