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Castellar Guidobono: sights, history and trails

Alessandria

Elevation: 144 m above sea level
Area: 2.48 km²
Demonym: castellaresi
Patron saint: San Gaetano di Thiene

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Discovering Castellar Guidobono

Castellar Guidobono (Castla Guidbòu in the dialect of the city) is an Italian municipality of 432 inhabitants^[1] from the province of Alessandria in the Piemonte.

The municipality is located between the Grue and Curone streams, on the extreme hilly slopes of the valley of the latter.

History of Castellar Guidobono

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Tied to the municipality of Tortona, whose fate it followed, was a fiefdom of the Guidobono Cavalchini of Monleale, from which the name derives.

The first historical trace of the village dates back to 5 November 979, in which a diploma of Emperor Otto II assigns to Chancellor Gerberto the jurisdiction of the city of Tortona up to the Castle of Squarzoni, where Castello is intended as castrum, i.e. a fortified place, while Squarzonum refers to the feudal family of the time, the Squarzoni of Tortona.^[4]

At the beginning of the 16th century, when the duchy of Milan is conquered by the French, the neighbors Viguzzolo, of the Guelph faith, almost destroy the village, as revenge against the Ghibelline feudal lords of Castellaro.^[5]

Symbols

The coat of arms of the municipality of Castellar Guidobono was granted by decree of the President of the Republic of 4 July 1956.^[6]^[7]

"Troncato: in the first of gold, to the eagle of black, crowned, trained from a castle to natural, in perspective, merlato alla ghibellina, and left by three grenades placed two below and one above, pure to natural, all coming out from the truncature; in the second, banded with blue and gold. Exterior ornaments from Commune.^[8]»

The composition of the shield is inspired by the coat of arms of the Guidobono Cavalchini family that was: blue and gold bandage; with the head of the second, loaded with a black crowned eagle.

What to see in Castellar Guidobono

In the west of the village, in the direction of Viguzzolo, stands Villa Montebruno, built in the first half of the 19th century, by the will of Count Giobatta Montebruno. The villa was...Explore this chapter

In the west of the village, in the direction of Viguzzolo, stands Villa Montebruno, built in the first half of the 19th century, by the will of Count Giobatta Montebruno.^[9] The villa was home to a renowned disco between 1983 and 1997.^[10]^[11]

Society

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Demographic evolution

Inhabitants registered^[12]

Infrastructure and transport

Between 1889 and 1934 Castellar Guidobono was served by the Tortona-Monleale tranvia .Explore this chapter

Between 1889 and 1934 Castellar Guidobono was served by the Tortona-Monleale tramway.

Economy

In 1933 the Raffineria Oli Lubrificanti Roloil was founded, today Q8 Oils Italy, specialized in the production of lubricants . The refinery has an extension of almost 30,000...Explore this chapter

In 1933, Raffineria Oli Lubrificanti Roloil was founded, today Q8 Oils Italy, specializing in the production of lubricants.^[13] The refinery has an extension of almost 30,000 square meters^[14] and was ceded from Montedison to Q8 Italy in 1988.^[15]

Administration

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Below is a table relating to the administrations that have succeeded one another in this municipality.

Period		First citizen	Match	Load	Notes
February 23, 1987	May 28, 1990	Franco Gilardenghi	Liberal Party Italian	Mayor	^[16]
May 28, 1990	June 22, 1993	Franco Gilardenghi	-	Mayor	^[16]
June 29, 1993	April 24, 1995	Maurizio Stringa	Italian Socialist Party	Mayor	^[16]
April 24, 1995	June 14, 1999	Maurizio Stringa	center	Mayor	^[16]
June 14, 1999	June 14, 2004	Maurizio Stringa	civic list	Mayor	^[16]
June 14, 2004	June 8, 2009	Stefano Arrigone	civic list	Mayor	^[16]
June 8, 2009	May 25, 2014	Stefano Arrigone	civic list	Mayor	^[16]
9 June 2014	June 14, 2019	Stefano Arrigone	civic list: we x you	Mayor	^[16]
June 14, 2019	June 9, 2024	Maria Angela Battegazzore	civic list	Mayor	^[16]
June 9, 2024	in office	Maria Angela Battegazzore	civic list	Mayor	^[16]

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Recent chronicle

Cronistoria della Castellarese
2009 - Affiliated in Third Category. 2009-10 - 2nd in group B of the Third Category Alessandria. Wins the playoffs. Promotes in Second Category. 2010-11 - 13th in group R of the Second Category. Retrocessa in Terza Category. 2011-12 - 9th in group A of the Third Category Alessandria. 2012-13 - in group A of the Third Category Alessandria.

Notes

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^ ^to ^b Monthly demographic balance for the year 2026 (provisional data), up demo.istat.it, ISTAT.
^ Seismic classification (XLS), up risks.protezionecivile.gov.it.
^ Table of degrees/day of Italian Municipalities grouped by Region and Province (PDF), in Law 26 August 1993, n. 412, annex A, National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, 1 March 2011, p. 151. URL consulted on 25 April 2012 (archived fromoriginal url on 1 January 2017).
^ History, up common.castellarguidobono.al.it. Retrieved 13 July 2023 (archived fromoriginal url on 13 July 2023).
^ Italo Cammarata, A Milanese island in Val Curone, p. 71, ISBN 978-88-95193-92-2.
^ Castellar Guidobono, up Heraldic office - Municipal files, Central State Archives. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
^ Draft of the coat of arms of the Municipality of Castellar Guidobono, up Collection of drawings from the coat of arms of municipalities and cities, Central State Archives. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
^ Piedmontese civic coat of arms, vol. I, Regional Council of Piemonte, 2016, p. 130, ISBN 978-88-96074-98-5.
^ Palaces - Villas, up common.castellarguidobono.al.it. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
^ Samuele Silva, Disco Mayerling, up samuelesilva.net, 20 January 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
^ Disco Mayerling, up wits.it. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
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Data taken from:
- Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991 (PDF), up ebiblio.istat.it, ISTAT.
- Resident population - Time series, up exploredati.istat.it.
  Please note: 2021 data refers to permanent census data as of December 31 of that year.
^ Our story, up roloil.it. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
^ Who we are - The production plant, up roloil.it. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
^ Understanding between R.O.L. and Kuwait P., in The Dertonino People, Tortona, March 13, 1988.
^ ^to ^b ^c ^d ^And ^f ^g ^h ^the ^j http://amministratori.interno.it/

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