Alessandria

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Alessandria
coat of arms
Alessandria (Italy)
Alessandria
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Alessandria  (AL)
Coordinates 44 ° 55 '  N , 8 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 55 '0 "  N , 8 ° 37' 0"  E
height 95  m slm
surface 204 km²
Residents 93,634 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 459 inhabitants / km²
Factions Spinetta Marengo, Castelceriolo, Lobbi, San Giuliano Nuovo, San Giuliano Vecchio, Mandrogne, Cascinagrossa, Litta Parodi, Valle San Bartolomeo, San Michele
Post Code 15100
prefix 0131
ISTAT number 006003
Popular name Alessandrini
Patron saint San Baudolino (November 10th)
Website Alessandria
Alessandria City Hall
Alessandria City Hall
Town houses in the center of Alessandria (May 2005)

Alessandria ( Piedmontese : Lissändria ; German : Alexandria ) is a city in the Italian region of Piedmont with 93,634 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is the capital of the province of the same name .

geography

The city is located about 70 kilometers east of Turin in the upper Po Valley at an altitude of 95 meters on the banks of the Tanaro River , near the confluence of the Bormida and Belbo rivers . The city center is on the right side of the river.

history

Alessandria was founded in 1168 by the residents of the area to defend themselves against the Marquis of Montferrat and the city of Pavia , at whose request it was unsuccessfully besieged in 1174 by Frederick Barbarossa for six months. The Lombard League took up the place and named it Alessandria, after Pope Alexander III. After the Peace of Constance in 1183, the city was formally re-established and was given the name Cesaria (Imperial City).

After the city passed through different hands, it was awarded to the House of Savoy in the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 , and the construction of a fortress was started by Ignazio Bertola in 1728 . During the French occupation (1800–1814) that began after the Battle of Marengo , it was fortified even further. The facilities were completely destroyed by the Austrians in 1815, but were then rebuilt.

The fortress is on the left side of the Tanaro and was still used by the military until 2007.

Alessandria has been a bishopric since 1175 .

traffic

The A21 and A26 motorways intersect near Alessandria . The A7 , which connects Genoa and Milan, is also nearby . The Alessandria train station is of national importance. The city has a small airfield for general aviation . The nearest commercial airports are Turin , Milan Linate and Genoa .

sons and daughters of the town

Alessandria 1859

Town twinning

Alessandria lists six twin cities :

city country since
Alba Iulia RomaniaRomania Romania 2008
Argenteuil FranceFrance France 1960
Hradec Králové Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 1961
Jericho Palastina autonomous areasPalestine Palestine 2004
Karlovac CroatiaCroatia Croatia 1963
Ryazan RussiaRussia Russia 2006
Rosario ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 1988

The city is also a member of the Federation of European Napoleonic Cities . The Province of Alessandria has had a partnership with the Province of Pistoia since 2003 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Ulrich Knefelkamp : The Middle Ages. 2nd revised edition. Schöningh, Paderborn 2002, ISBN 978-3-8252-2105-8 , p. 215.
  3. ^ Città di Alessandria - Cultura e Turismo - Promozione della città - Città gemellate . Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  4. ^ Città di Alessandria - Città gemellate. Retrieved January 12, 2020 .
  5. ↑ г. Алессандрия (Италия) - Администрация города Рязани . Retrieved February 15, 2015.

Web links

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