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Comune in Piedmont, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Castelnuovo Scrivia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Alessandria.
Castelnuovo Scrivia | |
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Comune di Castelnuovo Scrivia | |
Coordinates: 44°58′N 8°52′E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Province | Alessandria (AL) |
Frazioni | Gerbidi, Ova, Pilastro, Secco |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pierangelo Luise |
Area | |
• Total | 45.4 km2 (17.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
Population (2007)[2] | |
• Total | 5,508 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Demonym | Castelnovesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 15053 |
Dialing code | 0131 |
Website | Official website |
The city was fortified around 500 CE by order of Theoderic the Great, king of the Ostrogoths, and in 722 it was enlarged by the Lombard king Liutprand. An ally of Frederick Barbarossa in his war against the Lombardy communes, it took part in the destruction of Tortona in 1115, obtaining certain privileges in exchange. Around 1300 Castelnuovo became part of the Duchy of Milan.
In 1570 it changed name from Castelnuovo di Tortona to Castelnuovo Scrivia, and become a fief of the Marini family and, after their extinction in 1778, of the Centurione family.
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