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Solonghello: sights, history and trails

Alessandria

Elevation: 220 m above sea level
Area: 4.95 km²
Demonym: Hungarians
Patron saint: Saint Andrew

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Discovering Solonghello

Solonghello (Slonghe in Piedmont) is an Italian municipality of 188 inhabitants^[1] from the province of Alessandria in the Piemonte.

Origins of the name

The name is probably of Germanic origin and it is presumed to derive from its own name Swal combined with the suffitto ing that indicates belonging and the diminutive elus obtaining...Explore this chapter

The name is probably of Germanic origin and it is presumed to derive from its own name ♪ combined with the suffitto ing which indicates membership and deminutive elusive thus obtaining an interpretation that means: small territory belonging to a leader named Swala.^[4]

History of Solonghello

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Small town close to the hills of Monferrato, the first news related to the presence of a municipality date back to 1016, when some families rebelled against the church of Vercelli and reunited by making themselves called Soalingellum.
The historical events of the village are linked to those of the territory of Monferrato, subject to more or less hidden struggles for dominion over the territory and forced to suffer harassment from the French and the Spanish and then, after centuries, in 1713 with the Treaty of Utrecht, to become part of the Savoy duchy.

Symbols

The coat of arms and gonfalone of the municipality of Solonghello were granted by decree of the President of the Republic of 22 December 2010.^[5]

"From the blue, to the decusse decreased in silver, crossing the diminished pole, of red, all accompanied in the sides by two stars of six rays, one and one, of silver. Exterior ornaments from the Municipality.»

The gonfalone is a white drape.

What to see in Solonghello

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The castle

The ancient fortress was erected in the 12th century by a vassal of the Marquises of Monferrato. He had several owners: the De Catena - De Gabiano, the Rivetta, the Della Sala, the Pezzana, the Corsino.
In the 1522 Some nobles of Casale were housed in the castle who fled from the plague infection that reaped many victims. He suffered looting and devastation by Spagnoli and Alemanni in various occasions in the long wars centered on the citadel of Casale. In the700 becomes the property of the Scarampi family Camino, then passed to the Calvi family of Bergolo, finally to Pietro Provera (whose daughter Ermelinda married Achille Lorenzon of Treviso; the two had a daughter, Teresita, who married Count Alfonso Gaetani D'Oriseo).

Currently it is owned by Pier Vittorio Crova (industrial in the goldsmith sector, owner of Bulgari Manufacture).

Society

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Demographic evolution

The strong depopulation of the Municipality has led to our days a reduction to a quarter of the population living in 1921.

Inhabitants registered^[6]

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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 20, 1985	June 24, 1990	Marco Barioglio	Italian Democratic Socialist Party	Mayor	^[7]
June 24, 1990	July 29, 1993	Marco Barioglio	Italian Socialist Party	Mayor	^[7]
September 20, 1993	April 24, 1995	Celestial Novarese	-	Mayor	^[7]
April 24, 1995	June 14, 1999	Celestial Novarese	center	Mayor	^[7]
June 24, 1999	June 14, 2004	Celestial Novarese	civic list	Mayor	^[7]
June 14, 2004	June 8, 2009	Alberto Vaccario	civic list	Mayor	^[7]
June 8, 2009	May 26, 2014	Alberto Vaccario	civic list: Solonghello joint project	Mayor	^[7]
May 26, 2014	May 26, 2019	Claudio Deandrea	civic list: Together to start again	Mayor	^[7]
May 26, 2019	June 9, 2024	Claudio Deandrea	civic list: Together to start again	Mayor	^[7]
June 9, 2024	in office	Mario Auritano	civic list: Together to start again	Mayor	^[7]

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).
^ Municipality of Solonghello, Historical dinners, up common.solonghello.al.it.
^ Solonghello (Alessandria) D.P.R. 22.12.2010 concession of coat of arms and gonfalone, up Presidency.governo.it. Retrieved 1 November 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 ^the ^j https://amministratori.interno.it/

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