Cerro Maggiore
Cerro Maggiore | |
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Comune di Cerro Maggiore | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 20023 |
Dialing code | 0331 |
Website | Official website |
Cerro Maggiore (
On 25 August 1946 Benito Mussolini's corpse was hidden in the town, remaining here until 30 August 1957.
History
The origin of the name derives from
The first inhabitants of these places belonged to the Celtic lineage of the Gauls, whose descent into the
The long and systematic work of Romanization, initiated by Rome, following the victory obtained over the Gauls in 196 BC near today's Casteggio, led to the radical removal of the marks left by Celtic civilization. In the period of Roman hegemony, in which important colonies (Legnano, Sesto Calende, Somma Lombardo, Castano, to name a few) were founded on the great roads of communication that from Mediulanum (Milan) led to the lakes and Ossola, it is impossible to distinguish the events of the smaller villages from those of the main centers.
The numerous finds of tombs, weapons, coins and tools testify, however, that the territory of Cerro, even before Christ, was intensely inhabited. In 476 AD, conventionally referred to as the beginning of the Middle Ages, the Western Roman Empire fell. The arrival in northern Italy, in the mid-sixth century. A.D. (568 AD), of the Lombards and the foundation of their kingdom, put an end to the period of institutional political instability, following the Roman collapse.
In 774 Charlemagne, overwhelmed the fragile Lombard resistance, repressed the Lombard dominion in the peninsula, inaugurating that celebrated Carolingian period which would last for over a century. The most direct consequence of the Frankish conquest on the Milanese countryside was certainly the subdivision of its territory into counties, five in number: the countryside of Seprio, Stazzona, Burgaria and Lecco; the Cerro fund was also part of the Milan countryside. The chronicles that refer to the events of the 10th century, a period in which for defense reasons, linked to the frequent raids of the Hungarians and the reprisals of the dukes aspiring to the Kingdom of Italy, many of the villages were set up, report that Cerro was fortified. However, no traces remain of the castle, equipped with solid walls and a tower, built along the old road to Uboldo.
In 1176 the
Following imperial provisions, in 1185, Cerro, together with other villages affected by the same measures, was separated from the Milan countryside and aggregated to the Seprio countryside. The Seprio enjoyed its autonomy until 1287, when the
The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were for Cerro the centuries of agricultural development in its territory: the prevalent cultivation of wheat was flanked by that of the vine and mulberry, destined for rapid diffusion. The industrial development of the municipality dates back to the nineteenth century, focusing on the weaving of cotton. The home working system, based on the household industry, gradually gave way to the first large factories.
In 1898 the
The opening decades of the twentieth century were also for Cerro Maggiore those of the great upheavals caused by world conflicts. The
Twin towns
- Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany, since 2008
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "ITALIAPEDIA | Comune di Cerro Maggiore - Storia". Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Cerro Maggiore - Cenni Storici" (PDF).
- ^ "MUSSOLINI VERBALE DI CONSEGNA DELLA SALMA". mussoliniverbale.blogspot.it. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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