Bonassola

Bonassola is a comune (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Genoa and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of La Spezia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 945 and an area of 9.3 square kilometres (3.6 sq mi). The municipality of Bonassola contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Montaretto, Costella, Serra, Scernio, and San Giorgio. Bonassola borders the following municipalities: Framura, Levanto. History During World War Two, two American fifteen men missions 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. Demographic evolution See also Media related to Bonassola at Wikimedia Commons References ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. ^ OSS Operation Ginny met with a tragic end during the Italian Campaign, WWII History Magazine, Sept 2005, Don Smart, accessed 2 August 2013 External links www.comune.bonassola.sp.it/ Bonassola