Albiolo

Albiolo
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Como  (CO)
Local name	Albioeu
Coordinates	45 ° 48 ′  N , 8 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 56 ′ 0 ″  E
height	423  m slm
surface	2 km²
Residents	2,730 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	1,365 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	22070
prefix	031
ISTAT number	013005
Popular name	Albiolesi
Patron saint	Beata Vergine Annunciata ( March 25th )
Website	Albiolo

Albiolo municipality in the province of Como

Solbiate-Albiolo station (around 1920)

Albiolo is a municipality in the Italian province of Como in the Lombardy region with 2730 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

The municipality of Albiolo is located on a small hill in the northwestern part of the province of Como , near the border with the province of Varese and a few kilometers from the border with Switzerland . She participates in the cross-border working group Regio Insubrica . The neighboring municipalities are Cagno , Faloppio , Olgiate Comasco , Solbiate , Uggiate-Trevano and Valmorea .

history

It is believed that the name Albiolo derives from the Latin "alveole", for which there are several unconfirmed explanations. Albiolo could have been a military outpost of Como in Roman times . From the end of the 14th century to the Napoleonic period, Albiolo belonged to the Duchy of Milan , then to the Kingdom of Lombardy-Veneto and finally to the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) .

Culture and sights

• The parish church of the Annunciation was rebuilt in 1625. The altarpiece from 1579 has been preserved. The organ comes from the organ building company Mascioni (Opus 467, 1934).
• The 12th century Romanesque church of San Martino. The campanile was built in the 17th century. Today the church is consecrated to Saint Anne after a pledge made during the plague of 1630 . It is one of the oldest architectural monuments in Albiolo. The frescos of the Lombard school from the 14th and 15th centuries are well preserved.
• Castello Odescalchi (13th century), behind the parish church. In the 17th century it belonged to Benedetto Odescalchi, later Pope Innocent XI.

Events

• Sagra di Sant'Anna - village festival, end of July
• Fiera di San Martino - village festival with agricultural exhibition, mid-November

Demographic development

Data from ISTAT

Personalities

• Mario Mantovani (* 1950), member of the 5th European Parliament, honorary citizen

literature

• Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 269.
• Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Albiolo Online

Web links

Commons : Albiolo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Albiolo on lombardiabeniculturali.it architetture.
• Albiolo (Italian) in lombardia.indettaglio.it, accessed January 9, 2016.
• Albiolo on comuni-italiani.it/013/011.
• Albiolo on tuttitalia.it/lombardia.
• Pro Loco Albiolo Tourist Office

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Parish Church of Santissima Annunciata (photo)
3. ↑ Church of San Martino (photo)
4. ↑ Church of San Martino ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ Church of San Martino (Sant'Anna) ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ Odescalchi Castle (photo)