Mornese

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Mornese
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Mornese (Italy)
Mornese
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Alessandria  (AL)
Coordinates 44 ° 38 '  N , 8 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 38 '25 "  N , 8 ° 45' 26"  E
height 380  m slm
surface 13.30 km²
Residents 711 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 53 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 15075
prefix 0143
ISTAT number 006111
Popular name Mornesini
Patron saint San Nicola da Tolentino

Mornese ( Piedmontese Mornèis , Ligurian Morneise , in the local dialect Murneise ) is a municipality with 711 (as of December 31, 2019) inhabitants in the Italian province of Alessandria (AL), Piedmont region .

geography

Panorama of Mornese

The community is divided into several fractions (districts), usually named after the long prevailing family name, including Mazzarelli. The place is located at an altitude of 380 m above sea level, between the Val Lemma and the Gorzente Valley on one of the last foothills of the Ligurian Apennines , about 100 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km southeast of Alessandria .

The neighboring municipalities are Bosio , Casaleggio Boiro , Montaldeo and Parodi Ligure . Part of the municipality belongs to the Parco naturale delle Capanne di Marcarolo .

history

Doria Castle in Mornese

First mentioned in documents from 1188 as Molanesio , it came under the rule of the Rossa della Volta from Genoa , who built a castle in 1270. From them the rule went to the Margraves of Montferrat and finally from 1330 to 1574 to the Counts of Doria . The castle structure that is preserved today dates from the 16th and 17th centuries.

The Saint New Year's Church in Mornese

The parish church was first dedicated to Nicholas of Tolentino (1245–1305), then to St. New Years Eve . There is a nativity scene exhibition in the basement of the church . Both today's parish church and the church of St. Roch date from the 16th century.

The place is considered the spiritual center of the Don Bosco family , especially the Don Bosco sisters . It is the birthplace of the co-founder of what is now the largest women's order in the Roman Catholic Church, Maria Dominica Mazzarello . She spent her childhood and youth in the Valponasca farm. The sisters' first college was also established in Mornese. In 1972, for the 100th anniversary of the order, the Don Bosco sisters, with the help of former students from 57 nations, established a church with the patronage of St. Consecrated to Maria Dominica Mazzarello. A small church has stood nearby since the middle of the 19th century, dedicated to St. Lawrence and Mary, Help of Christians .

Population development

Continuously increasing in the 19th century, the number of inhabitants reached its maximum in the first quarter of the 20th century with over 1,600 inhabitants and has since declined continuously to a little over 700 inhabitants.

Number of inhabitants
(source:)
year 1871 1901 1911 1921 1931 1936 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001
Residents 1,396 1,421 1,635 1,626 1,479 1,256 1,217 1,029 875 734 725 706

mayor

The current mayor has been Marco Giovanni Mazzarello since June 14, 2004 (re-elected: 2009).

Sons and daughters of the place

Viticulture

Vines for Dolcetto d'Ovada , a red wine with DOC status, are grown in Mornese . The berries of the Pinot Noir and / or Chardonnay grape varieties can be used to make Alta Langa sparkling wine .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Population statistics on comuni-italiani.it

Web links

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