Ronco Scrivia

Ronco Scrivia (Ligurian: Ronco) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Genoa.

Ronco Scrivia borders the following municipalities: Busalla, Fraconalto, Isola del Cantone, Voltaggio.

It was held by the bishops of Tortona until the 13th century, and then by the Spinola family and later by the Republic of Genoa.

Together with the whole Republic of Genoa, Ronco became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1815.

Being a major railroad junction point between Genoa and Turin, it was heavily bombed by Allied planes during the late World War II.

Tower of the Castle of Borgo Fornari.