- Parodi Ligure
Infobox CityIT
img_coa =stemma parodi.jpg
official_name = Comune di Parodi Ligure
name = Cerreto di Parodi Ligure
region =Piedmont
province = Alessandria (AL)
elevation_m = 330
area_total_km2 = 12.5
population_as_of =2004-12-31
population_total = 721
population_density_km2 = 57
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|44|40|15|N|08|45|35|E|
frazioni =Cadepiaggio, Ca di Massa, Cadegualchi, Tramontana, Tramontanino
telephone =0143
postalcode =15060
gentilic =Parodesi
saint =
day =
mayor =
website =Parodi Ligure is a commune in the
province of Alessandria , part of Piedmont, in northwestItaly .History
Evidence of the existence of the Parodi Ligure region goes back as early as 937 when it was identified as "Palode." It later was assigned to the Castiglione monastery. The town was fortified around 1128 (Castrum Palodii). It was sold to the Republic of
Genoa , after the Genoese liberated the Marquis of Parodi, Alberto 'Zueta', who had been held hostage by the Lord of Castelletto. From this time, it was under the control of Genoa, although Alberto's son, William, nicknamed 'the Saracen', unsuccessfully attempted to regain it, with support from his maternal uncle,William V of Montferrat . In 1945 some damage was sustained to the region, with some houses being burnt, as a result of the Nazi/Fascist confrontations. (This region of Italy is famous for being anti-fascist.)External links
* [http://www.liguriaplanet.com/web/eng/oltregiogo/parodi_ligure/parodi_ligure.htm Parodi Ligure page on Liguria Planet site]
* [http://www.ilmonferrato.info/ov/parodi/parodi1.htm Italian language page about Parodi Ligure] Province of Alessandria
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