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Scurzolengo: sights, history and trails

Asti

Elevation: 253 m above sea level
Area: 5.34 km2
Demonym: Surgery
Patron saint: San Lorenzo

A closer look

Discovering Scurzolengo

Scurzolengo (in Piedmontese Scouts) is an Italian municipality of 525 inhabitants^[1] from the province of Asti, in the historical territory ofAstesana in the Piemonte.

History of Scurzolengo

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The country gave birth to Primo Nebiolo, who was President of the IAAF (World Light Athletic Federation) from 1981 to death in 1999, and Piero Dusio, an industrial company that was among other things also president of Juventus during the years of World War II and founder of Cisitalia (Italian Industrial Sport Association), on whose racing cars Tazio Nuvolari.

Symbols

The coat of arms and gonfalone of the municipality were granted by decree of the President of the Republic of 8 January 1999.^[4]

«Stemma semi-thrown party: in the first, of blue, to the four stars of eight rays, of gold, ordered in pole; in the second, of gold, to the bunch of grapes, of purple, united to the tralcio di verde, placed in band, pampinoso of two, of the same; in the third, of red, to the hedge of chestnut, of gold, leafy of two, of the same. Exterior ornaments from the Municipality.»

(Presidential Decree of 8 January 1999)

The cluster and the chestnut tree recall the main agricultural products of the area; the stars symbolize the nuclei that make up the current administrative constituency.

The gonfalone is a yellow drape.

Honors

The Municipality of Scurzolengo is among the cities decorated with military valor for the liberation war, awarded the bronze medal to the military valor for the sacrifices of its populations and for the activity in the partisan struggle during World War II.^[5]:

Bronze Medal to Military Valor

Society

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Demographic evolution

Inhabitants registered^[6]

Infrastructure and transport

Between 1900 and 1935 Scurzolengo was served by the Asti-Montemagno-Altavilla tranvia.Explore this chapter

Between 1900 and 1935 Scurzolengo was served by the Asti-Montemagno-Altavilla tranvia.

Administration

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

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

Period		First citizen	Match	Load	Notes
May 31, 1985	May 27, 1990	Pier Giorgio Robella	-	Mayor	^[7]
May 27, 1990	March 24, 1993	Pier Giorgio Robella	-	Mayor	^[7]
March 26, 1993	April 24, 1995	Giovanni Pane	-	Mayor	^[7]
April 24, 1995	June 14, 1999	Giuseppe Poncini	People's Party	Mayor	^[7]
June 14, 1999	February 13, 2001	Paolo Colombati	civic list	Mayor	^[7]
February 13, 2001	May 14, 2001	Tancredi Bruno Di Clarafond		Comm. pref.	^[7]
May 14, 2001	May 30, 2006	Giovanna Beccuti	civic list	Mayor	^[7]
May 30, 2006	May 16, 2011	Giovanna Beccuti	civic list	Mayor	^[7]
May 16, 2011	May 14, 2016	Gianni Maiocco	Civic list For the love of the country	Mayor	^[7]
May 18, 2016	October 3, 2021	Gianni Maiocco	Civic list For the love of the country	Mayor	^[7]
October 3, 2021	in office	Gianni Maiocco	Civic list For the love of the country	Mayor	^[7]