History of Cilavegna
History of the municipality of Cilavegna, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The history of Cilavegna, an Italian municipality located in Lomellina, begins from the Iron Age, when those territories were inhabited by the people of Laevi.[note 1] In the following centuries, moreover, there were many populations that occupied Lomellina and, for the specific territory of Cilavegna, the Roman one was the most significant one: in fact, it is attested that along a Roman road a nucleus called cella ad vineas was created, an encampment to refresh the marching troops.[1][2] Another noteworthy period was from the end of the Early Middle Ages to the beginning of the Late Middle Ages, during which the settlement of Cilavinnis was first mentioned.[3] Later, in feudal times, several families alternated in the possession of the locality: among all are mentioned the Palatine counts of Lomello, but above all the Atellani and the Taverna families, who played an important role in the town in modern times.[2][4] Between the 16th and 19th centuries Cilavegna was conquered and occupied, for longer or shorter periods, by the French, Spanish and Austrians, until it was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy.[5]