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32-426: Montenotte may refer to: Italy [ edit ] Cairo Montenotte Montenotte Department Ireland [ edit ] Montenotte, Cork The Montenotte Hotel Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Montenotte . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

64-739: A agonistic level for older people. The club, together with the Coordinamento Sci Club Valbormida, adheres to FISI (Federazione Italiana Sport Invernali) in the Ligurian Committee and participates in the Ligurian Cup. In normal snowmaking conditions, the activities take place at the Mondolè Ski area in the municipalities of Frabosa Sottana and Frabosa Soprana . The Cairo Ski Club always attends Cairo Medievale event. The Subsection Valbormida of

96-474: A pact of friendship with Savonesi, people coming from Savona , signed again in 1120, 1188, 1194, as documents from 998 and 1014 state. In 1091 Cairo was hold by Bonifacio del Vasto who will later divest some lands to Ferrania's Abbey , that was built in 1097. A bull from Pope Innocent II dated 20 February 1141, cites Cairo's castle , that has been placed under the protection of the Holy See together with

128-585: A very ancient history that has been handed down over three centuries. It is made of a loaf of bread baked in the oven, in the inside there is a sausage . In Cairo Montenotte is located Ferrania Film Museum , museum of industrial and territorial culture located in Palazzo Scarampi. It is dedicated to the company FILM/ Ferrania /3M, once a producer of photosensitive material, located in the homonymous town . The economy in Cairo Montenotte

160-727: Is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Savona in Liguria , an Italian region located 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Genoa and 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Savona . Located in Val Bormida, it is a member of the Comunità Montana Alta Val Bormida . It is considered to be the main centre of Val Bormida and it has 12691 inhabitants. It is the fourth municipality in the province together with Savona , Albenga and Varazze , as well as

192-471: Is called Star Cairo, its first team plays in the Italian A2 series. Both teams play in baseball fields located in the territory of the municipality that have been specifically built and dedicate to these agonistic disciplines. Cairo Montenotte's football teams are: Sci Club Cairese, founded in 1977, organizes activities at a pre-competitive level and freeride for the younger members, and activities at

224-451: Is mainly connected to the industries and craftmanship, but the area is also specialized in zootechnical activities that made it gain recognition at a national level, particularly for the breeding of bovine cattle. The main industries work in the chemical , energy and transport sector. Cairo Montenotte's center is crossed by the state highway 29 of the Colle di Cadibona that connects

256-408: Is shared between the municipalities of Dego and Cairo Montenotte (Rocchetta Cairo), in the alluvial plain of Bormida . Among the flora is reported the presence of Ligurian saffron ( Crocus ligusticus ), while among the animal species the black-winged stilt , the red-footed falcon , the hen harrier and the northern lapwing . The second site, also located between Dego and Rocchetta Cairo, in

288-601: The 305th Section , that remained until February 1919. In 1929, Cairo Montenotte underwent the last territorial adjustment when the village of Monti was integrated to it, after the suppression of the municipalities of Santa Giulia and Brovida included in the one of Dego . The 7 January 1956 the village obtained the title of ‘Città’ ( city ), thanks to the Decree of the President of the Italian Republic that

320-649: The Club Alpino Italiano (C.A.I.) is based in Cairo Montenotte, more precisely in Porta Soprana, it was founded in 1962 and it is part of Savona 's provincial section of C.A.I. It is considered a free national association that organizes guided mountaineering excursions for mountain enthusiasts. Spigno Monferrato The land of Spigno was owned by the Count of Sales, an illegitimate brother of Victor Amadeus II of Savoy . It had previously been

352-876: The Kingdom of Sardinia domain, and with the Treaty of Vienna on 30 August 1736 the whole lands were ceded. In 1796, the first successful battle of the Italian Campaign by Napoleon , known as the Battle of Montenotte , took place in Cairo, more precisely in Montenotte Superiore. Thereafter, a district of the Irish town Cork was named after this battle. With the French domination, on 2 December 1797 Cairo

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384-501: The March of Montferrat with the reunion of the two principal feuds. In the 16th century, Cairo was involved in the wars between imperial and French troupes until the peace in 1599. In 1625 and 1637, the village was attacked and sacked by the Duchy of Savoy army that was at war with Genoa , causing a severe drought. On 5 October 1735 the vast majority of Cairo's territories went under

416-646: The Nature Reserve of Adelasia , sees the presence of orchids and quercus × crenata ; among the animals the crayfish , the beetle and the greater horseshoe bat . Other natural sites of the territory are the woods of Montenotte, the Cave of the Elms and the wildlife oasis of the Piana di Rocchetta. According to Istat data on 1 January 2021, the foreign citizens resident in Cairo Montenotte are 1 521, listing

448-605: The San Giuseppe di Cairo train station , located a few kilometers from the city center. The train station has been one of the most important Italian ports of call for goods in the period of maximum industrial development for the area. There are some other train stations within the municipality's borders, in particular in Rocchetta Cairo (on the Savona-Alessandria railway line), Bragno and Ferrania (on

480-475: The Ligurian socio-economic context in a more effective way. It is known for being the birthplace of the patriot Giuseppe Cesare Abba . Cairo Montenotte borders the following municipalities: Albisola Superiore , Altare , Carcare , Cengio , Cosseria , Dego , Giusvalla , Gottasecca , Pontinvrea , Saliceto , and Savona . Cairo Montenotte is situated in the high part of Val Bormida , more precisely in

512-510: The Saint Eugine Benedictine Abbey of Bergeggi Island. From 1131 until 1191 it was part of Marca di Savona . A popular legend reports that Francis of Assisi crossed the town in 1213, when he was travelling towards Spain , but it has not been proved by any written document. On 5 July 1214, Ottone Del Carretto , lord of Savona , sold Cairo's castle to Genoa together with its annexed lands. On July 16, Ottone

544-614: The San Salvatore di Giusvalla Abbey control, directly dependent upon the Holy See . Together with many other territories, this area was included in the royal, imperial and monastic feud . The toponym ‘Carium’ made an appearance for the first time in a document from 967 AD, in which the Emperor Ottone I di Sassonia decided to offer to Aleramo several territories already devastated by Lombard and Saracen past incursions. The 8 May 1080, Cairo inhabitants signed

576-589: The Torino-Savona and Savona-Alessandria lines). Cairo Montenotte's baseball team is calle Cairese Baseball, and it is part of a national renowned company, the Baseball Club Cairese, that was founded in 1977. Cairo Montenotte's Baseball Club has been committed in developing younger categories obtaining excellent results. Each year they churn out young talents that often get to experience professional or youth national teams. The softball team

608-806: The ancient Ligurian stem "car-", meaning "stone" or "rock". According to many archeological finds, this area has been inhabited since the Neolithic age . In fact, arrowheads , spears , daggers and axes are stored in Calasanzio Institute in Genoa Cornigliano , and a polished stone axe is kept in the Ligurian Archeological Museum in Genoa Pegli . Probably before the Roman Conquest, Cairo

640-676: The building of Via Julia Augusta , commissioned by Augusto in 13 BC in order to assure the connection with the Gallic provinces . In the exact place where today stands Nostra Signora delle Grazie Church , there have been found several Roman artefacts and remains of an ancient rustic villa (farm) from the Imperial period. Since the Lombard period, the local area was included in the San Colomban o di Bobbio ( PC ) Abbey domains through

672-459: The countryside behind Savona , and it is the biggest and most important town of Val Bormida. The urban area reaches an average height of 340 m a.s.l., and it expands in the valley floor along the left shore of Spigno ’s Bormida River . Bric del Tesoro is the highest peak of the town district, with a height of 860 m a.s.l. The name "Cairo" comes from the Latin "carium", which itself comes from

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704-452: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Montenotte&oldid=933002054 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cairo Montenotte Cairo Montenotte ( Piedmontese : Càire )

736-413: The most popular municipality in Liguria among those without outlet on the sea. The municipal area is the biggest in the province behind Sassello , and the fifth in Liguria . In 2007, Cairo Montenotte drew up a project of collaboration with other municipalities of Val Bormida through the formulation of the so-called ‘Piano Strategico delle Città delle Bormide ’, focusing on establishing the area within

768-634: The most significant presences divided by nationality: In Cairo Montenotte there are several state educational institutions of secondary school: The three are part of a single school institution, which is the Upper Secondary Institute of Cairo Montenotte. In the town there is also the School of Formation of the Penitentiary Personnel S.F.A.P.P. Andrea "Schivo". Tira is a typical food from Cairo Montenotte. It has

800-586: The name Cairo Montenotte , with a royal decree dated 8 April 1863, in memory of the battle of 11 and 12 April 1796. In 1880 the two municipalities of Carretto and Rocchetta di Cairo were suppressed and included in the municipality of Cairo Montenotte. In December 1916, the Defence Section of Cairo Montenotte was born and activated in January 1917 with three Voisin III . In the summer of 1918, it became

832-477: The surrounding municipalities and to Savona thanks to a bus line managed by TPL Linea S.r.l. (Trasporti Ponente Ligure). Cairo Montenotte has a train station , not far away from the historical city center. It is on the railway line going from Alessandria to San Giuseppe di Cairo , a branch of the Turin-Fossano-Savona railway line. The town is also linked to the rail axes Turin-Savona through

864-518: The town to Dego and Altare . The town is connected to the motorway Autostrada A6 Torino-Savona through the SS29var ‘Variante di Carcare e Collina Vispa’, that originates in San Giuseppe. Other roads in the territory are: SP9 leading towards the villages of Ville, Carretto and Valle Uzzone; and SP38 leading towards the villages of Bragno and Ferrania . Cairo Montenotte is also connected to

896-508: The village. In 1815, it was included in the Kingdom of Sardinia as the Vienna Congress established in 1814, and in 1861 it was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy . From 1859 to 1927, the area was included in the 4th district of the surrounding area of Savona that was part of the province of Genoa . In 1927 the whole territory went under the newly established Province of Savona . King Victor Emmanuel II authorised Cairo to gain

928-557: Was Giovanni Gronchi . The post-war period was successful for the economic and urban development, enough to make it one of the most important industrial centres in the province and region. From 1973 to 2008 it was part of the Comunità Montana Alta Val Bormida (suppressed in 2011). In the municipal territory of Cairo Montenotte there are two sites of Community Importance , proposed by the Natura 2000 network of Liguria , for its particular natural and geological interest. The first site

960-571: Was elected feudal lord of Cairo, Carretto, Vigneroli and half of Carcare , by Genoa consuls. On 5 November 1235, the family bought Rocchetta di Cairo's castle from Cavalieri Ospitalieri di San Giovanni (then Cavalieri di Malta ). In 1332, the territories that belonged to Del Carretto's family passed to Manfred IV of Saluzzo , Saluzzo marquis, then sold to Scarampi brothers on 8 February 1337 (or in 1339 ), which were rich bankers and merchants from Asti . The latter ones were initially Genoa feudal lords (9 July 1419), and then they became lords of

992-872: Was established as a municipality entering the Letimbro Department, with Savona as a chief town, as part of the Ligurian Republic . On 28 April 1798, it was inserted in the I canton of the Colombo Jurisdiction, and from 1803 it became the main centre of the I canton in Savona under the Colombo Jurisdiction. Being annexed to the First French Empire , from 13 June 1805 to 1814 it was included in Montenotte Department . On 19 March 1814 Pope Pius VII crossed

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1024-609: Was inhabited by the Ligurian Statielli . After the Roman Conquest of the Ligurian territory, the Bormida Valley was crossed by the Via Aemilia Scauri , commissioned by the censor Marco Emilio Scauro in 109 BC, that connected the city of Derthona ( Tortona ) and Vada Sabatia ( Vado Ligure ), and in Cairo there was the station of Canalicum or Calanico . The road network was enlarged with

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