The oldest trace of settlements in the area were found in the surroundings of the Pieve del Cauro (7th century), an old parish church under the influence of the Monastery of Saint Quintino of Spigno Monferrato, now in ruins just outside the hamlet Piana. This church was likely built on an ancient Roman statio placed along the Via Aemilia Scauri.
In the 11-13th centuries, due to the increase of trade along the ridge route between the Po valley and the Ligurian Sea and the need to provide a better military defence, the current medieval village of Montechiaro Alto (Mons Cauri) was built. In that period, marquis Delfino del Bosco ceded the authority on Montechiaro to the city of Alessandria. However, in 1284 the inhabitants brokered a treaty with marquis Del Carretto.
Then ruled by the Duchy of Milan, after the death of Filippo Maria Visconti (1447) Montechiaro was occupied by the armies of Francesco Sforza. Since 1454 the fief was ceded to the noble families of Del Carretto of Bossolasco and then to Scarampi di Cairo Montenotte. New trades and sales led to the rule of the Marquis of Canelli, the Scarampi-Crivello, the Cavoretti of Belvedere and the Gianazzo of Pamparato, which maintained the feud even after the oath of allegiance to the House of Savoy (1736). Since 18th century, Montechiaro was part of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Kingdom of Italy and, finally, of the Italian Republic.
Montechiaro has been the adopted homeland and buen ritiro of some great painters of the 20th century (Eso Peluzzi, Caffassi).
Transportationedit
The main road of the municipality is the National (now Local) Road n.30 Strada Provinciale 30 di Valle Bormida, passing through the hamlet Piana, in the valley of river Bormida di Spigno.
Montechiaro d'Acqui has a train station on the railroad Alessandria-San Giuseppe di Cairo, located in the hamlet Piana. It is served by local trains connecting villages and towns between Alessandria and Savona.
montechiaro, acqui, comune, municipality, province, alessandria, italian, region, piedmont, located, about, kilometres, southeast, turin, about, kilometres, southwest, alessandria, comunecomune, view, montechiaro, alto, coat, armslocation, location, italyshow,. Montechiaro d Acqui is a comune municipality in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont located about 70 kilometres 43 mi southeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres 25 mi southwest of Alessandria Montechiaro d AcquiComuneComune di Montechiaro d AcquiView of Montechiaro Alto Coat of armsLocation of Montechiaro d AcquiMontechiaro d AcquiLocation of Montechiaro d Acqui in ItalyShow map of ItalyMontechiaro d AcquiMontechiaro d Acqui Piedmont Show map of PiedmontCoordinates 44 36 N 8 23 E 44 600 N 8 383 E 44 600 8 383CountryItalyRegionPiedmontProvinceAlessandria AL FrazioniMontechiaro PianaGovernment MayorMatteo Monti Local electoral list Area 1 Total17 6 km2 6 8 sq mi Elevation540 m 1 770 ft Population 30 November 2017 2 Total540 Density31 km2 79 sq mi DemonymMontechiaresiTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code15010Dialing code0144Patron saintSaint GeorgeWebsiteOfficial websiteMontechiaro d Acqui borders the following municipalities Cartosio Castelletto d Erro Denice Malvicino Mombaldone Ponti and Spigno Monferrato Contents 1 History 2 Transportation 3 Twin towns 4 ReferencesHistory editThe oldest trace of settlements in the area were found in the surroundings of the Pieve del Cauro 7th century an old parish church under the influence of the Monastery of Saint Quintino of Spigno Monferrato now in ruins just outside the hamlet Piana This church was likely built on an ancient Roman statio placed along the Via Aemilia Scauri In the 11 13th centuries due to the increase of trade along the ridge route between the Po valley and the Ligurian Sea and the need to provide a better military defence the current medieval village of Montechiaro Alto Mons Cauri was built In that period marquis Delfino del Bosco ceded the authority on Montechiaro to the city of Alessandria However in 1284 the inhabitants brokered a treaty with marquis Del Carretto Then ruled by the Duchy of Milan after the death of Filippo Maria Visconti 1447 Montechiaro was occupied by the armies of Francesco Sforza Since 1454 the fief was ceded to the noble families of Del Carretto of Bossolasco and then to Scarampi di Cairo Montenotte New trades and sales led to the rule of the Marquis of Canelli the Scarampi Crivello the Cavoretti of Belvedere and the Gianazzo of Pamparato which maintained the feud even after the oath of allegiance to the House of Savoy 1736 Since 18th century Montechiaro was part of the Kingdom of Sardinia the Kingdom of Italy and finally of the Italian Republic Located along a line of transit between the Po Valley and Savona harbour the village has suffered the passage of armies involved in the Thirty Years War Battle of Mombaldone between France Savoy and Spain 1637 and the first Campaign of Italy Campaigns of 1796 in the French Revolutionary Wars of Napoleon Bonaparte During World War II the municipal territory was an area of military activities against German and Italian Social Republic troops by the Italian resistance movement Montechiaro has been the adopted homeland and buen ritiro of some great painters of the 20th century Eso Peluzzi Caffassi Transportation editThe main road of the municipality is the National now Local Road n 30 Strada Provinciale 30 di Valle Bormida passing through the hamlet Piana in the valley of river Bormida di Spigno Montechiaro d Acqui has a train station on the railroad Alessandria San Giuseppe di Cairo located in the hamlet Piana It is served by local trains connecting villages and towns between Alessandria and Savona Twin towns edit nbsp Aspremont France since 2003References edit Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 All demographics and other statistics Italian statistical institute Istat nbsp This article on a location in the Province of Alessandria is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Montechiaro d 27Acqui amp oldid 943267520, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
