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Tassarolo: sights, history and trails

Alessandria

Elevation: 250 m above sea level
Area: 7,04 km2
Demonym: taxrolholsteries
Patron saint: Madonnina of Saint Ambrose

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Discovering Tassarolo

Tassarolo (Tassau in Piedmontese, Tascëreu in Liguria) is an Italian municipality of 598 inhabitants^[1] from the province of Alessandria in the Piemonte. It is located on the extreme hilly slopes of the Ligurian Apennines.

History of Tassarolo

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Already home to a Benedictine monastery in the 11th century, dependent on the Abbey of Santa Maria di Castiglione (now Castione Marchesi) (Fidenza, Parma). Later he was possessed of Gavi since 1172. Passing these to the Genoese, he was conquered by Alessandria. Fiefdom of the Spinola family of Luccoli from 1367, it became an imperial fiefdom and County. It was then a possession of the Duke of Mantua and then of the Savoy sovereigns (1736).

Symbols

The coat of arms and gonfalone of the municipality of Tassarolo were granted by decree of the President of the Republic of 12 April 1984.^[4]

What to see in Tassarolo

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Religious architecture

Parish church of San Nicolao
Church of the Holy Annunciation
Church of Sant'Ambrogio
Church of San Rocco
Church of San Defendente

Civil architecture

Tassarolo Castle.

Society

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Demographic evolution

Inhabitants registered^[5]

Institutions, bodies and associations

Tassarolo is home to the association "Terra del Nibiò" aimed at recovering and rivaling the wine produced with an ancient variety of Dolcetto grapes, called "Nibiò", cultivated exclusively in a few vineyards between Tassarolo and Novi Ligure.

Culture

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Events

16 August: feast of San Rocco - religious celebrations and gastronomic festival in the preceding or following days with ravioli, tagliatelle and other typical specialties of the area.
Second Sunday of September: Patronal feast of the Madonnina of Saint Ambrose - religious function with procession of the Brotherhoods.

Nature

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There is a monumental green oak at national level.

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
June 16, 1985	May 25, 1990	Renzo Fascio	Christian Democracy	Mayor	^[6]
May 25, 1990	April 24, 1995	Renzo Fascio	Christian Democracy	Mayor	^[6]
April 24, 1995	June 14, 1999	Giordano Tedeschi	center	Mayor	^[6]
June 14, 1999	June 14, 2004	Giuseppe Luigi Cavriani	civic list	Mayor	^[6]
June 14, 2004	June 8, 2009	Giuseppe Luigi Cavriani	civic list	Mayor	^[6]
June 8, 2009	May 26, 2014	Paolo Mario Castellano	Civic List Together for Tassarolo	Mayor	^[6]
May 25, 2014	May 26, 2019	Paolo Mario Castellano	Civic List Together for Tassarolo	Mayor	^[6]
May 26, 2019	June 9, 2024	Paolo Mario Castellano	Civic List Together for Tassarolo	Mayor	^[6]
June 9, 2024	in office	Claudio Pernumian	Civic List Together for Tassarolo	Mayor	^[6]

Sport

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Soccer

The most important sports company in the country is A.S.D. Tassarolo, born in 2004 from the ashes of the old Aurora Tassarolo. The Tassarolo militates in the provincial championship of Second Category (Girone R). The official uniform is composed of yellow-blue mesh, blue shorts and blue socks. The company's home field is the "Lorenzo Pernigotti" located at the homonymous sports center of the country. The president is Fabio Bianchi, a well-known doctor of the nineties area. In the 2006–2007 season, Tassarolo won a victory in the third category championship that allowed him to land in Second. In the 2017-2018 championship, Tassarolo won a victory in the Second Category Championship that allowed him to land in First Category for the first time in his history.