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Alessandria
- Elevation
- 102 m above sea level
- Area
- 22.55 km²
- Demonym
- sunshine
- Patron saint
- San Bruno di Segni
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Solero (Sole in Piedmont (pronounce) OTHERS), Sitting in local dialect) is an Italian municipality of 1 577 inhabitants[1] from the province of Alessandria in the Piemonte, located on the left bank of Tanaro. Its historical foundation dates back to the era of Roman domination.
History of Solero
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The first traces of a settlement date back to the Bronze Age, but the historical foundation is traced back to Roman domination.
During the reign of the Franks (V-IX century) the area was a fief of the Abbey of San Martino di Tours, which in the 10th century brought to Solero the relics of Saint Perpetuo, bishop of Tours after Martin. These are still preserved in the parish church called the same saint.
In 1048 he was born in Solero san Bruno, who became patron of it.
In 1168 Alessandria was founded by the union of several villages, among them Solero, which from then on will follow the history of the capital including the periodic destruction by invading armies, first of all that under the command of Frederick Barbarossa.
At the beginning of the eighteenth century, the territory passed under the Savoy, and Solero became a fief of the house of Guasco, which built a castle, which later passed to the Faà di Bruno thanks to a marriage with the daughter of the last Marquis Guasco.[4]
Symbols
The coat of arms was recognized by Ministerial Decree of 6 July 1897.[5]
(Ministerial Decree 6 July 1897)
The gonfalone is a red drape.
What to see in Solero
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- Faà Castle by Bruno
- Church of San Perpetuo
Society
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Demographic evolution
Inhabitants registered[6]
Economy
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Craftsmanship
Very popular in the past for the production of musical instruments, such as acoustic guitars.[7]
Infrastructure and transport
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Railways
Solero is equipped with a train station on the Turin-Genova line.
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 24, 1990 | Giovanni Ercole | Italian Communist Party | Mayor | [8] |
| May 24, 1990 | April 24, 1995 | Giovanni Ercole | civic list | Mayor | [8] |
| April 24, 1995 | June 14, 1999 | Pietro Robotti | centre-left | Mayor | [8] |
| June 14, 1999 | June 14, 2004 | Pietro Robotti | civic list | Mayor | [8] |
| June 14, 2004 | June 8, 2009 | Maria Teresa Guaschino | civic list | Mayor | [8] |
| June 8, 2009 | May 25, 2014 | Maria Teresa Guaschino | civic list Insieme per Solero | Mayor | [8] |
| May 25, 2014 | May 26, 2019 | Giovanni Ercole | civic list Insieme per Solero | Mayor | [8] |
| May 26, 2019 | June 9, 2024 | Giovanni Ercole | civic list Insieme per Solero | Mayor | [8] |
| June 9, 2024 | in office | Andrea Toniato | civic list Insieme per Solero | Mayor | [8] |
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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).
- ^ Municipality of Solero, Historical dinners, up Municipality of Solero. Retrieved 2 December 2016 (archived fromoriginal url on 3 December 2016).
- ^ Solero, decree 1897-07-06 DM, recognition of coat of arms, up Central State Archive.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cartographic atlas of craftsmanship, vol. 1, Rome, A.C.I., 1985, p. 6.
- ^ to b c d And f g h the http://amministratori.interno.it/
Bibliography
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- Francesco Moscheni & F.lli, Codex Statuterum magnifice communitatis atque diœcæsis Alexandrinæ, Alessandria, 1547. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- Girolamo Ghilini, Annals of Alessandria, Milan, Gioseffo Marelli, 1666.
- (THE) Georg Heinrich Pertz (ed.), Reconciliatio Cæsareæ, in Germaniæ Historica Monument, II, Hannover, 1837. Retrieved 16 June 2016 (archived fromoriginal url on 12 August 2016).
- Geo Pistarino, The double foundation of Alessandria (1168, 1183) (PDF), in History magazine Art Archaeology for the provinces of Alessandria and Asti, single volume, Alessandria, Society of History Art Archeology - Accademia degli Immobili, 1997, pp. 5-36. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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