Oleggio
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| Country | Italy | |
| region | Piedmont | |
| province | Novara (NO) | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 36 ' N , 8 ° 38' E | |
| height | 232 m slm | |
| surface | 37.8 km² | |
| Residents | 14,238 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density | 377 inhabitants / km² | |
| Post Code | 28047 | |
| prefix | 0321 | |
| ISTAT number | 003108 | |
| Popular name | Oleggesi | |
| Patron saint | SS. Pietro e Paolo | |
| Website | Oleggio | |
Oleggio ( Piedmontese Olégg , Lombard Vlèsc ) is a municipality with 14,238 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian province of Novara (NO), Piedmont region .
geography
The neighboring municipalities are Bellinzago Novarese , Marano Ticino , Mezzomerico , Momo , Vaprio d'Agogna and Vizzola Ticino ( VA ).
The municipality covers an area of 37 km² .
Attractions
The Romanesque church of San Michele , first mentioned in 973, houses the remains of a valuable cycle of Romanesque frescoes from the 11th century.
The church of SS. Pietro e Paolo Apostoli , was built between 1853 and 1858 in classical style by Alessandro Antonelli .
Sons and daughters
- Francesco Tubi (born December 31, 1789 in Oleggio; † September 17, 1849 ibid), priest, lawyer, politician, refugee in Castel San Pietro TI where he lived in the house of the State Councilor Giovanni Battista Maggi , member of the first parliament of the Kingdom of Piedmont Sardinia in Turin
- Stanislas Henri Verjus (1860-1892), Roman Catholic clergyman and coadjutor vicar of New Guinea
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ^ Carlo Agliati: Francesco Tubi. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . December 7, 2012 , accessed April 8, 2020 .
Web links
Commons : Oleggio - collection of images, videos and audio files
