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Alessandria

Elevation: 116 m above sea level
Area: 5,49 km2
Demonym: Castelspino
Patron saint: San Bernardino from Siena

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Castelspina (Castiè d'la Speina in Piedmont) is an Italian municipality of 388 inhabitants^[1] from the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte.

History of Castelspina

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Born from the municipality of Castellazzo Bormida around 1300, the parish church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary was founded on the foundations of the ancient church of Santa Maria di Gamondio.

During the Kingdom of Italy it was part, since 1859, of the mandate of Sezzè (later renamed Sezzadio) and of the district of Alessandria, until the abolition of the mandamental and surrounding bodies in 1927.

In 1884, mother Chiara Ricci (of Savonese origin) founded with the help of Father Innocenzo Gamalero the order of the Franciscan Sisters Angeline.

In 1918 Cardinal Giovanni Canestri was born in Castelspina (1918-2015), bishop of Tortona from 1971 to 1975, Archbishop of the diocese of Rome from 1975 to 1984, Archbishop of Cagliari from 1984 to 1987 and Archbishop of Genoa from 1987 to 1995.^[4]

The commune, in the context of fascist fusions, was suppressed in 1929 and its territory was aggregated to the municipality of Sezzadio. Castelspina will regain its autonomy in 1954^[5].

Symbols

The coat of arms of the municipality of Castelspina was granted by the decree of the President of the Republic of 13 January 2003.

"Party: the first, red, to the silver castle, walled of black, founded on the plain of green, lying to the guelfa, the fastige of nine, the two towers, each of four, it closed castle of black and window of four round windows, of the same, two ordered in bands in the body of the castle, two in the towers, one and one; the second, of gold, to the pink gambuta itself, Exterior ornaments from Commune.^[6]»

The gonfalone is a white drape with the edge of red.^[6]

What to see in Castelspina

The current block that gives on the town square including the Town Hall building was built on the foundations and walls of the large castle in shape...Explore this chapter

The current block that gives on the town square including the Town Hall building was built on the foundations and walls of the large quadrangular castle built around 1240 by the Malvicini family and of which there are still considerable parts of the perimeter walls.

Other buildings of architectural interest are the oratory and parish church of Assumption, built in 1628.

Society

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Demographic evolution

Inhabitants registered^[7]

Castelspina is characterized by a mostly elderly population.

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
July 12, 1988	May 29, 1993	Eleano Ferretti	Christian Democracy	Mayor	^[8]
7 June 1993	April 28, 1997	Eleano Ferretti	Christian Democracy	Mayor	^[8]
April 28, 1997	May 14, 2001	Eleano Ferretti	civic list	Mayor	^[8]
May 25, 2001	May 30, 2006	Giovanni Serrachieri	civic list	Mayor	^[8]
May 30, 2006	May 16, 2011	Giovanni Francesco Serrachieri	civic list	Mayor	^[8]
May 16, 2011	5 June 2016	Claudio Mussi	civic list: vanga con spighe e grappolo d'uva	Mayor	^[8]
6 June 2016	October 3, 2021	Claudio Mussi	civic list: vanga spighe grappolo d'uva	Mayor	^[8]
October 3, 2021	in office	Claudio Mussi	civic list: spighe and grape bunch	Mayor	^[8]

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).
^ CANCER Card. John, up press.vatican.va. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^ Administrative history of Castelspina, up elesh.it.
^ ^to ^b Castelspina (Alessandria) D.P.R. 13.01.2003, the granting of arms and gonfalone, up Presidency.governo.it. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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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.
^ ^to ^b ^c ^d ^And ^f ^g ^h http://amministratori.interno.it/

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