Monghidoro

Monghidoro
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
Metropolitan city	Bologna  (BO)
Local name	Dscargalèses
Coordinates	44 ° 13 ′  N , 11 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 13 ′ 0 ″  N , 11 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  E
height	841  m slm
surface	48 km²
Residents	3,704 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	77 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	40063
prefix	051
ISTAT number	037040
Popular name	Monghidoresi
Website	http://www.comune.monghidoro.bo.it/

The municipality of Monghidoro is located on the state road to the Futapass and is the last municipality of the metropolitan city of Bologna in the Savena Valley, 41 kilometers south of Bologna in Italy . It has 3,704 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). The Idice River flows through the municipality .

history

The history of Monghidoro goes back to the time of the Ostrogoths , the Byzantines , the Lombards and their looting in Italy, at least with regard to the place name . About thirteen centuries ago Gothic tribes settled here. The place name, called Mons Gothorum (= mountain of the Goths) by later generations , is therefore explained as Monghidoro .

In 1246 the name for the castle or the Freiburg was changed to Scaricalasino (the meaning of this name is Relieve the donkey ). It was renamed because the pack animals had to rest here because of the slope between Roncastaldo and the village. After unloading the loads, the donkey driver due to customs requirements had between the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Papal States meet their customs obligations.

In 1528, the well-known leader Armaciotto de Ramazzotti , known as Ramazzotto , had his centrally located building converted into the Olivetan monastery of San Michele ad Alpes , which for almost three centuries became the most important religious, official, political and social center.

In 1751 the abbot Leonardo da Porto Maurizio stayed here on the occasion of his local missions , who was even able to gather 20,000 pious people. In 1806 the title of St. Maria, which had been in use in the cemetery parish from the 12th century, replaced that of St. Michael.

Around 1870, due to the danger of falling, both the bell tower and the facade with access to the church were demolished in order to widen the lane. This is how the building complex consisting of the Church of St. Mary with the Brighenti bell tower was built on the Piazza Ramazzotti.

The church complex was partially destroyed in September 1944 and was then completely removed.

The well-known Italian writer Giordano Berti called Monghidoro the "crossroads of Europe", since the place was a necessary passage point between the Po plain and central Italy for centuries.

sons and daughters of the town

• Gianni Morandi (* 1944), Italian singer and actor

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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