Ronco Scrivia
Ronco Scrivia | |
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| Comune di Ronco Scrivia | |
 Ronco Scrivia | |
Location of Ronco Scrivia  | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 16019 |
| Dialing code | 010 |
| Website | Official website |
Ronco Scrivia (
.Ronco Scrivia borders the following municipalities:
Voltaggio
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History
Ronco is mentioned for the first time in an 1127 document. It was held by the
bishops of Tortona until the 13th century, and then by the Spinola family and later by the Republic of Genoa. Together with the whole Republic of Genoa, Ronco became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia
in 1815.
Being a major railroad junction point between Genoa and Turin, it was heavily bombed by Allied planes during the late World War II.
Main sights
- Parish church of San Martino (17th century). It houses canvasses by Giovanni Lorenzo Bertolotto
- Parish church of Santa Maria Assunta (12th century, rebuilt in the 17th century), in the frazione of Borgo Fornari.
- Sanctuary of Madonna della Bastia
- Abbey of Santa Maria al Porale, in the eponymous frazione.
- Marquisses Palace, now housing the town hall
- Castle of Ronco Scrivia (11th-12th centuries), a former noble residence of the Spinola. Today only a few fragments remain of the original medieval fortress.
- Villa Davidson (1909-1910), a patrician villa in Borgo Fornari.
- Castle of Borgo Fornari (12th century). Now mostly in ruins, aside from a tower, it once commanded the road in the Valle Scrivia to the former Genoese fief of Voltaggio.
See also
- Parco naturale regionale dell'Antola
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat.
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