Country Italy Elevation 82 m (269 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Monday 8:32 AM Postal code 15053 Dialling code 0131 | Demonym(s) Castelnovesi Area 45.4 km² | |
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Frazioni Gerbidi, Ova, Pilastro, Secco Weather 8°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 75% Humidity |
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.
Contents
- Map of Castelnuovo Scrivia Province of Alessandria Italy
- History
- Main sights
- Notable people
- Twin towns
- References
Map of Castelnuovo Scrivia, Province of Alessandria, Italy
History
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.