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Morsasco: sights, history and trails
Alessandria
- Elevation
- 350 (village) m above sea level
- Area
- 10.29 km²
- Demonym
- morsaschesi
- Patron saint
- San Bartolomeo
A closer look
Discovering Morsasco
Morsasco (Marsasch in Piedmont) is an Italian municipality of 587 inhabitants[1] from the province of Alessandria in the Piemonte.
Located in Monferrato Ovadese at 350 meters altitude s.l.m., is about 13 kilometers from Ovada and 11 kilometers from Acqui Terme.
History of Morsasco
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The village was a fief of the Marquis del Bosco, therefore of Malaspina, of the Lodron counts, of the Gonzaga, of the Centurione and of the Pallavicino.
Symbols
In the coat of arms is depicted a castle with guelph merloges, on a blue field, as from the municipal regulation:
1. The Municipality in its deeds and seal identifies itself with the name Morsasco and with the coat of arms. This coat of arms, granted with Presidential Decree of 1 February 1957[4], is depicted as follows: D'azzurro, at the silver castle, walled of black, torricellato of a central piece, put to the guelfa, open and windowed of the field, founded on green countryside. Exterior ornaments from Commune.[5]»
What to see in Morsasco
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- Parish church of San Bartolomeo, 16th century.
- Church of San Vito, XIth century.
- Oratorio di San Sebastiano e San Rocco, an ancient oratory documented in 1689. Reconstructed in 1898.
- Oratorio di San Pasquale, documented in 1714.
- Castle of Morsasco, with tower quoted from the 13th century[6]. It is currently a stately home belonging to a well-known designer overlooking the hills of Monferrato, which first belonged to the Bosco family, then to the Malaspina, then to the Gonzaga, then to the Centurion, Pallavicino and Lodron; it recognized a strategic importance as a defensive structure and possesses a hall for the game of pallacorda. It is included among the "Open Castles" of Basso Piemonte. At the end of800 was restored by the Marquis Pallavicino. In the secretaries of the castle are still visible on the walls the drawings and scratches of prisoners.
- Clock tower and house "Del Boia" (1697).
Society
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Demographic evolution
Inhabitants registered[7]
Economy
Prevalently agricultural; vineyards of Dolcetto d'Ovada DOCG and Barbera del Monferrato DOC and Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato DOC. There is also an important trafileria on the territory.Explore this chapter
Prevalently agricultural; vineyards of Dolcetto d'Ovada DOCG and Barbera del Monferrato DOC and Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato DOC. There is also an important trafileria on the territory.
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 14, 1985 | May 24, 1990 | According to Francesco Pastorino | civic list | Mayor | [8] |
| May 24, 1990 | April 24, 1995 | According to Francesco Pastorino | Italian Communist Party | Mayor | [8] |
| April 24, 1995 | June 14, 1999 | Domenico Giachero | Progressive | Mayor | [8] |
| June 14, 1999 | June 14, 2004 | Domenico Giachero | civic list | Mayor | [8] |
| June 14, 2004 | June 8, 2009 | Luigi Scarsi | civic list | Mayor | [8] |
| June 8, 2009 | May 26, 2014 | Luigi Scarsi | List of Civics United States to Morsasco | Mayor | [8] |
| May 26, 2014 | May 26, 2019 | Luigi Barbero | List of Civics Noi per Morsasco | Mayor | [8] |
| May 26, 2019 | June 9, 2024 | Piero Cavelli | list civic Vivere Morsasco | Mayor | [8] |
| June 9, 2024 | in office | Piero Cavelli | list civic Vivere Morsasco | Mayor | [8] |
Sport
The typical sports are the drum, which is practiced in the Caramagna fraction, and football at 5, with the team of the country A.C. Morsasco, and finally the bowls. The camp...Explore this chapter
The typical sports are the drum, which is practiced in the hamlet of Caramagna, and football at 5, with the team of the country A.C. Morsasco, and finally the bowls. The main field of the team is the Municipality of Morsasco in a synthetic background, the sports facility "Gaetano Scirea". Social colors are yellow and blue. In the village there is also a bocciodromo (Bocciofila morsaschese) composed of a bar, 4 games illuminated by flight and 2 games lit by foot, which in summer aggregates with its sporting events numerous players.
Image gallery
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The clock tower and the house of the boia -
Castle of Morsasco -
Church of San Bartolomeo -
Church of San Vito
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).
- ^ Morsasco, decree 1957-02-01 DPR, concession of coat of arms and gonfalone, up data.acs.beniculturali.it.
- ^ Excerpt from the Municipal Statute approved by the Board of Directors no. 25 on 28 November 2002.
- ^ Castle Morsasco - Morsasco (AL) - Castles of the Piemonte, up castlepiemontesi.it. Retrieved 5 June 2016 (archived fromoriginal url on 24 June 2016).
- ^ 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 Register of local and regional administrators, up administrators. interno.it.
Bibliography
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- Ennio and Giovanni Rapetti, Morsasco and its ancient statutes, De Ferrari Editore, 2001.
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