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Gavazzana: sights, history and trails
Alessandria
- Elevation
- 334 m above sea level
- Area
- 3.28 km²
- Patron saint
- San Martino
A closer look
Discovering Gavazzana
Gavazzana (Gavas in Piedmont) was an Italian municipality province of Alessandria, in Piemonte, from 1 January 2018 merged with the municipality of Cassano Spinola. At the time of its suppression it had 173 inhabitants.
Origins of the name
The toponym "Gavazzana" is the agglutination of two Ligurian words archaic gaba ("altura") and san ("luogo") and, in fact, it is worth "country on the hill".Explore this chapter
The name "Gavazzana" is the aggglutination of two archaic Ligurian words gaba ("high ground") e San Francisco ("place") and is, in fact, "town on the hill".
History of Gavazzana
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The first certain news about the village dates back to 1242.
In 1655 the ancient church of Santa Maria di Castiglione, which was then existing on the western slope of the hill and is a subject of great popular veneration, is depreated by the penniques of the Duke of Modena Francesco d'Este.
Gavazzana was a possession of bishops of Tortona until 1784, the year in which, with all the Vescovato, it passed to the domains of Savoy. On 18 June 1799, he suffered the plundering of the transalpine army of General Moreau, at the end of which three victims were counted on the road. In May 1859, during the Second War of Independence, French troops were attested waiting to measure themselves with Austrians: the fight will take place shortly after, in Montebello.
In 1929 Gavazzana became a fraction of Cassano Spinola; returned autonomous commune in 1948[4]. On 1 January 2018, despite the contrary opinion expressed by the people of Gavazzano in the 2016 referendum, the merger process was concluded in the municipality of Cassano Spinola.
Symbols
Gavazzana's coat of arms had been granted with the D.P.R. of 12 October 1993.[5]
What to see in Gavazzana
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- Belvedere San Martino - Around the parish church with beautiful plains and hints of Italian garden; on serene days it allows a spectacular view of the Alexandrian plain to the majestic circle of the Alps.
- Parish Church of San Martino - Built in pseudo-Romanes in 1867 by Giulio Leale (author of the municipal palace and the parish church of Cassano Spinola, as well as the church of the seminary of Stazzano), in 1898 he was endowed with a concert of five bells awarded with silver medal at the sacred art exhibition of Turin and inaugurated by the famous composer of sacred music, Don Lorenzo Perosi.
- Cantine di Casa Sterpi - Secentesca structure, rich in suggestions, home of the musical association Gavazzana-blues and place of conferences and exhibitions.
- Historical center - The village is part of the "National Association of Painted Edges". Along the main road that crosses it you can admire the various murals frescoed by numerous artists from 1989: the most recent were performed by students of the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice.
Society
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Demographic evolution
Inhabitants registered[6]
Culture
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Don Carlo Sterpi Museum
It is located in the birthplace of venerable Don Carlo Sterpi and collects some testimonies of his presence. The ancient 16th-century residence had among its guests the future San Luigi Orione, which in Don Sterpi and his family was linked by a friendship lasting an entire life. In October 1943 Arrigo Minerbi, the famous sculptor from Ferrara who had his greatest estimator and friend in Gabriele D'Annunzio: today he commemorates the homonymous square.
Events
- National Festival of “PiccolaGrandeItalia” on 11 May with painting contest and fried
- Artistic event "Muri Dipinti" in July with 8 artists painting on the walls of the old town
- Sagra del Pesce e del Cortese at the end of July
- Art event "Gavazzana Blues Festival" first weekend of August: music festival born in 2010
Gavazzana Blues
The Gavazzana Blues association was founded on July 14, 2009 to produce, organize and represent concerts, shows and various artistic events, in the sphere of social aggregation and leisure, for the diffusion of musical culture, without any purpose of profit. In addition, Gavazzanablues is a place of meeting and deepening of musical and cultural interests by fulfilling the social function of human and civil growth through the ideal of permanent formation and network work.
In order to enhance the vocation of the association all the first Mondays of the month are organized concerts that embrace the most varied musical genres. The Club's current headquarters is in Gavazzana in via Cesare Battisti, 78.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 25, 1985 | May 19, 1990 | Claudio Camillo Sasso | Christian Democracy | Mayor | [7] |
| May 19, 1990 | April 24, 1995 | Claudio Camillo Sasso | Christian Democracy | Mayor | [7] |
| April 24, 1995 | June 14, 1999 | Gian Carlo Vaccari | center | Mayor | [7] |
| June 14, 1999 | June 14, 2004 | Angela Timossi | civic list | Mayor | [7] |
| June 14, 2004 | June 8, 2009 | Claudio Camillo Sasso | civic list | Mayor | [7] |
| June 8, 2009 | May 26, 2014 | Claudio Camillo Sasso | Civic list W Gavazzana viva | Mayor | [7] |
| May 26, 2014 | 9 December 2016 | Claudio Camillo Sasso | Civic list W Gavazzana viva | Mayor | [7] |
| 9 December 2016 | June 12, 2017 | Mountain enrolment | - | Prefectious Commissioner | [7] |
| June 12, 2017 | 1 January 2018 | Claudio Acerbi | Civic list Per Gavazzana | Mayor | [7] |
Notes
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- ^ Date Istat - Resident population as of 31 December 2017.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Gian Carlo Vaccari, History of Gavazzana, 1995.
- ^ Gavazzana place Gavazzana, decree 1993-10-12 DPR, concession of coat of arms and gonfalone, up data.acs.beniculturali.it. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ 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 the https://amministratori.interno.it/
Bibliography
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- Gian Carlo Vaccari: "History of Gavazzana", Novi Ligure, 1995.
- Gian Carlo Vaccari: "Cassano degli Spinola", Ovada, 2010.
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