Asola (Lombardy)

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Asola
coat of arms
Asola (Italy)
Asola
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Mantua  (MN)
Local name Asola / Àsula
Coordinates 45 ° 13 ′  N , 10 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 13 ′ 0 ″  N , 10 ° 25 ′ 0 ″  E
height 42  m slm
surface 73 km²
Residents 10,057 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 138 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 46041
prefix 0376
ISTAT number 020002
Popular name Asolani
Patron saint John Chrysostom ( January 27 )
Website Asola
The cathedral in Asola

Asola ( Àsula in the Mantuan dialect) is an Italian municipality with 10,184 inhabitants (2015) in the province of Mantua in Lombardy .

geography

The municipality includes the districts of Barchi , Borghetto , Castelnuovo , Gazzuoli , Quattro Strade , San Pietro , Sorbara and Seriole . The neighboring municipalities are: Acquanegra sul Chiese , Canneto sull'Oglio , Casalmoro , Casaloldo , Casalromano , Castel Goffredo , Fiesse (BS), Gambara (BS), Mariana Mantovana , Piubega and Remedello (BS).

history

Asola was probably founded in the 2nd century BC. Founded by Gallic Cenomaniacs . 180 BC Chr. Roman Municipium become, it came after the fall of the Roman Empire under the rule of the Lombards and the Carolingians . As part of the consolidation of the Signoria , the city came under the influence of Brescia , but was able to maintain a relative autonomy within the framework of the so-called "quadra".

The city was long ruled by the Gonzaga , lords of Mantua, as well as the Visconti of Milan and Brescia. In 1440 she chose the Republic of Venice . The Serenissima was able to improve the strategic position of the city and turned it into a fortress. It also promoted economy and culture, preserved the autonomy and left the old privileges untouched ( città nulli subdita ).

The main church of Asola was a cathedral and bishopric of a diocese until 1818 .

With the fall of the Republic of Venice in 1797 by Napoleon , the city became part of the provisional government of Brescia and gradually became part of the Cisalpine Republic , later called Repubblica Italiana (1802-1805), and finally the Kingdom of Italy . With the end of Napoleonic rule in 1814 it became part of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia , dependent on the Austrian Empire .

Many Asolans took part in the battles of the Risorgimento and historical figures such as Carlo Alberto , Umberto I and Giuseppe Garibaldi appeared in Asola itself .

After the Second War of Independence, or Sardinian War, in 1859, Asola was annexed by the Kingdom of Sardinia until the Kingdom of Italy was established in 1861. The new state established schools of all levels for children built by Ferrante Aporti and the high school was funded by Antonio Schiantarelli. This gave further impetus to increase production.

The city was reached in 1893 by the Parma – Brescia railway line and trams went to Mantua from 1886 to 1934 and to Cremona from 1929 to 1955 .

Recognized as a “noble walled city” in the Middle Ages, Asola has had city rights again since 1951 with its monuments and its thousand-year history.

Town twinning

Sons and daughters of the church

literature

  • Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 701.
  • Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Asola Online

Web links

Commons : Asola  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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