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History of the village
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Pietrabruna stretches along a secondary crest which starts in the slopes of mount Follia . It dates back to late medieval times. It was owned by the Clavesana and in 1162 it was given to Anselmo of Quaranta by the Lords of Lengueglia. At the end of the century , the village was bought by Porto Maurizio . Only in 1613 Pietrabruna regained its independence with the villages of Boscomare and Torre Paponi |
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The village has moved northward, compared to where the old centre was situated; this is due more to topographic needs than to strategic and defensive reasons
In a geographical area which includes a number of small villages, Pietrabruna is a key point in the net of pathways . Two main routes can be singled out which form the letter “Y” and link the village with other villages and surrounding areas.The bottom of the letter “Y” marks the southward (Boscomare, Lengueglietta, Costarainera) and eastward(San Gregorio, Torre Paponi, Civezza) pathways; |
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the north-west branch includes the pathway which goes up the steep mule track leading to the hill of San Salvatore, and down Valle Argentina to Badalucco; the north-east branch joins the roads leading up to Santa Brigida ,with the Chapel of the 15th century, and then down to Dolcedo and Valle Prino . Since the XII century, this net has connected the area to Lengueglia and villa Regia on one side ,and Santa Brigida and Dolcedo on the other side.
In 1951 Pietrabruna, together with Boscomare and Torre Paponi, had 576 inhabitants and since 1961 the number of population has been decreasing gradually.
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