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Felizzano
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
15023
Dialing code0131

Felizzano (Flissan in

Piemontese) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,405 and an area of 25.2 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi).[1]

Felizzano borders the following municipalities:

Solero, and Viarigi
.

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History

Ancient Age

The name Felizzano is a clear example of a

late antique
origin.

Medieval Age

The first historical mention dates back to the year 880, when the cortem de filiciano was donated to the abbots of the Milanese monastery of

Outremer, from which he would never return[2]
.

Anonymous drawing of the walls of Felizzano, 14th century

In 1213, Marquis

Strada Franca of Montferrat
originated, which, passing through Felizzano, allowed for duty-free connections between the two distinct areas into which the marquisate was divided.

In 1412, the Alessandrian territory was occupied by the

John IV of Montferrat
.

The Strada Franca of Felizzano on a 17th-century map.

Modern Age

Feudal investitures to the marquises of Montferrat were renewed until 1533, the year in which the dynasty of the

Paleologus of Montferrat became extinct. Felizzano then returned to the Duchy of Milan, which by the end of the century would become a province first of the Holy Roman Empire and then of the Spanish Crown
.

On September 2, 1617, during the

War of Spanish Succession
.

For much of the modern age, Felizzano was immediate land, that is, a place not enfeoffed, directly dependent on the jurisdiction of the prince. However, in 1744 Felizzano was granted as a marquisate fief to Francesco Sibaldi, a member of an Alessandrian decurional family. In 1752 he alienated his fief to the Alessandrian patrician Leonardo Colli, from whom descended General Luigi Colli di Felizzano and Minister Vittorio Colli di Felizzano[4].

Contemporary Age

From 1802, Piedmont came under French rule. During this period, the Canton of Felizzano was established, incorporating the municipalities of Castello di Annone, Cerro Tanaro, Masio, Quargnento, Quattordio, and Solero. With Napoleon's defeat and the subsequent return of the Savoys, Felizzano became the capital of a mandamento.

As a Savoy domain, it was first incorporated into the

Turin-Genoa railway
, the Sardinian government decided to divert the course of the Tanaro rather than build two bridges, thus distancing the river from the town center. The reclamation of the so-called Dead Tanaro was managed by engineer Emanuele de Ferrari.

Deputy Paolo Ercole, who served as mayor and alderman of the municipality for most of his life, contributed to the development of Felizzano through the allocation of state funds for the construction of a number of major works, including the paving of the Strada Maestra and the Piazza del Mercato (which were later named after Ercole), the construction of the bridge over the Tanaro River and the school building.

Demographic evolution

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References

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  2. ^ Aldo A. Settia, Guglielmo V of Montferrat and his return to Palestine, in Il Monferrato: a political, economic and cultural crossroads between the Mediterranean and Europe, 2000
  3. ^ Quinto Gho, Felizzano and the wars of succession of Montferrato, extracted from the Journal of History, Art and Archaeology for the provinces of Alessandria and Asti, 1973
  4. ^ "Felizzano" (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |site= ignored (help)



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