Palazzolo sull'Oglio

Palazzolo sull'Oglio from the river

Palazzolo sull'Oglio
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Brescia  (BS)
Local name	Palasöl, Palahöl
Coordinates	45 ° 36 '  N , 9 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 36 '0 "  N , 9 ° 53' 0"  E
height	166  m slm
surface	23.06 km²
Residents	20,316 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	881 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	25036
prefix	030
ISTAT number	017133
Popular name	Palazzolesi
Patron saint	Fedele di Como
Website	Palazzolo sull'Oglio

Tower of the People (torre del popolo); erected between 1813 and 1830

Palazzolo sull'Oglio is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 20,316 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Brescia in Lombardy . The municipality is located halfway, about 20 kilometers southeast of Bergamo and 25 kilometers west-northwest of Brescia . The municipality borders the province of Bergamo . The place is on the edge of the Parco dell'Oglio (north) and in the middle of the lowlands of Brescia.

history

The place is mentioned for the first time in 830 AD with the name Palazzolo . The strategically favorable location on a river ford of the Oglio should have resulted in the establishment of a mansion. A bridge was already proven in Roman times. Here the road led from Brixia (today's Brescia) to Mediolanum (today's Milan ).

Gate of the city wall from the 12th century

At the time of the documentary mention, the remains of a chapel or church, which were uncovered in the 1970s and in the 7th – 9th centuries, also fall. Century to be dated. In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the place belonged temporarily to the Republic of Venice , later under the rule of the Habsburg Empire and under Napoleonic rule. A center of the lime and cement industry developed here in the 19th century. Finally, the textile industry also settled. The municipality has had city rights since 1954.

traffic

The A4 autostrada runs through the municipality from Bergamo to Brescia and from Turin to Venice / Trieste . The Strada Statale 573 and the Strada Statale 469 cross each other in the village. Palazzolo sull'Oglio is connected to the railway network via the Bergamo – Brescia railway line with a train station. Another, non-electrified route leads to Lake Iseo to Paratico and is now used as a museum railway .

astronomy

The asteroid (6793) Palazzolo is named after the place.

Personalities

• Luisa Corna (* 1965), singer
• Irene Fargo (born 1963), singer
• Gabriele Rumi (1939–2001), industrialist and motorsport team manager

Sports

The place has already been the destination of a stage of the Giro d'Italia ( 1992 ).

Web links

Commons : Palazzolo sull'Oglio  - album with 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.