Castelnuovo Scrivia is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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region

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, located about east of

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and about northeast of Alessandria.

History

The city was fortified around 500 CE by order of

Theoderic the Great Theodoric (or Theoderic) the Great (454 – 30 August 526), also called Theodoric the Amal ( got, , *Þiudareiks; Greek: , romanized: ; Latin: ), was king of the Ostrogoths (471–526), and ruler of the independent Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy ...

, king of the Ostrogoths, and in 722 it was enlarged by the Lombard king Liutprand. An ally of

Frederick Barbarossa Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also known as Frederick I (german: link=no, Friedrich I, it, Federico I), was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death 35 years later. He was elected King of Germany in Frankfurt ...

in his war against the Lombardy communes, it took part in the destruction of

Tortona Tortona (; pms, Torton-a , ; lat, Dhertona) is a ''comune'' of Piemonte, in the Province of Alessandria, Italy. Tortona is sited on the right bank of the Scrivia between the plain of Marengo and the foothills of the Ligurian Apennines. Histo ...

in 1115, obtaining certain privileges in exchange. Around 1300 Castelnuovo became part of the

Duchy of Milan The Duchy of Milan ( it, Ducato di Milano; lmo, Ducaa de Milan) was a state in northern Italy, created in 1395 by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, then the lord of Milan, and a member of the important Visconti family, which had been ruling the city sinc ...

. 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.

Main sights

*The parish church, in Romanesque style, dates to the 12th century although restored in the 16th and 19th century. It has a portal with medieval lions sculptures, lunette and capitals executed in

times. The interior, on a nave and two aisles, houses a 15th-century fresco with the ''Madonna of the Misericordia'' and four 11th-century capitals from the old ''

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''. Moreover, in the "''Corpus Domini''" chapel, there is a 16th-century painting by

Alessandro Berri ''Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at Alessandro Berri; see its history for attribution.'' Alessandro Berri (late 15th century – middle-late 16th century) was an Italian painter who lived in Piedmo ...

, representing "

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". It is a copy of the famous mural painting "

" by

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. *''Palazzo Pretorio'' (castle of the Torriani and Bandello families) has an ogival portico, with mullioned windows. The upper storey has 11th- and 16th-century frescoes. The castle has a crenellated tower, high. *Church of ''Sant'Ignazio ''(17th century) *''Palazzo Centurione'' (17th century), in Genoese style. It houses the city museum

Notable people

Matteo Bandello Matteo Bandello ( 1480 – 1562) was an Italian writer, soldier, monk, and, later, a Bishop mostly known for his novellas. His collection of 214 novellas made him the most popular short-story writer of his day. Biography Matteo Bandello wa ...

(c.1480–1562), writer. *

(c. 1600), painter *

Cesare Zerba Cesare Zerba (15 April 1892 – 11 July 1973) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Secretary of the Sacred Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments in the Roman Curia from 1958 to 1965, and was elevat ...

(1892–1973), Roman Catholic cardinal. *

Vittorio Malosti Vittorio is an Italian male given name which has roots from the Byzantine-Bulgarian name Victor. People with the given name Vittorio include: * Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, pretender to the former Kingdom of Italy * Vittorio Adorni, prof ...

(1900–1945). Artisan, killed one month after the end of World War II. The location of his body and the identity of his murderers were never revealed.

Twin towns

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, France *

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, Italy

References

External links

* https://www.comune.castelnuovoscrivia.al.it/ Castelnuovo Scrivia {{Alessandria-geo-stub