Arquata Scrivia

Arquata Scrivia
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Alessandria (AL)
Coordinates	44 ° 42 ' N , 8 ° 53' E Coordinates: 44 ° 41 '33 " N , 8 ° 52' 54" E
height	248 m slm
surface	23.35 km²
Residents	6,367 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	273 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	15061
prefix	0143
ISTAT number	006009
Popular name	Arquatesi
Patron saint	Santa Maria Assunta
Website	Arquata Scrivia
	; View from "Montespineto" to Arquata Scrivia

Arquata Scrivia ( Piedmontese Arquà , Ligurian Arquâ , in the local dialect Auquâ ) is an Italian municipality with 6367 (as of December 31, 2019) inhabitants in the province of Alessandria (AL) in the Piedmont region .

geography

The Via Roma in Arquata Scrivia

The place is at an altitude of 248 m above sea level. The municipality covers an area of 23.36 km² . The Scrivia River flows through the municipality .

The municipality consists of the districts Rigoroso, Varinella and Vocemola. The neighboring municipalities are Gavi , Grondona , Isola del Cantone ( GE ), Serravalle Scrivia and Vignole Borbera .

The patron saint of the place is Santa Maria Assunta.

history

On August 6, 1917, the express train from Genoa to Milan derailed at Arquata Scrivia station for unknown reasons . Three cars overturned, three more were smashed. 34 people died and 100 were injured.

Daughters and sons of the church

Mino De Rossi (* 1931), racing cyclist

Web links

Commons : Arquata Scrivia - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
↑ Ludwig Stockert : Railway Accidents (New Series) - Another contribution to railway operations theory . Berlin 1920, no.289.

^ Peter WB Semmens: Catastrophes on rails. A worldwide documentation. Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71030-3 , p. 49, states August 7, 1917 as the day of the accident.

[1] Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

[2] Ludwig Stockert : Railway Accidents (New Series) - Another contribution to railway operations theory . Berlin 1920, no.289.

[3] Peter WB Semmens: Catastrophes on rails. A worldwide documentation. Transpress, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-344-71030-3 , p. 49, states August 7, 1917 as the day of the accident.