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Rovegno is located on a slightly steep ground that from
the main ridge goes down tothe river, forming an ample
fan-shaped basin delimited westwards by the steep and
woody slopes of Mount Cavalla (1327 mt). The geologic
structure of the surrounding ground is very interesting:
rocks scattered at mountains feet go back to glacial
phenomena; types of rock are varied, several minerals
and microscopic fossils have been found in it .
The ancient copper mine was already known in old times,
between 1000 and 1100 circa, exploited up again
from the beginning of last century. Native copper and
azurrite were also extracted, nowadays the mine is completely
abandoned.
The oldest written document known related to the village
of Rovegno has been found in the Monastery of Bobbio’s
files and it refers to a notarial act dated 863. About
the existence of the Parish we have certain information
since 1076. Even if parishes usually have ample
jurisdiction, we cannot establish precisely its
limits: we know that it was certainly extended over the
upper Trebbia Valley. Only in 1623 the Aresio Synod clarified
the Rovegno Parish extension stating under its jurisdiction
the the whole upper Trebbia Valley, Torriglia and some
parishes in the Aveto Valley. |
The church today , began in 1821 in substitution of the previous
one that rose between the village and Valle Village and collapsed
because of a landslide, was decorated with stucco works in
1848 and later frescoes; the main entrance is adorned by an
elegant portal in bronze of remarkable workmanship by the sculptor
G.Galletti set in work in 1962. The historical stories, common
to many settlements, tell us the village first belonged to
Bobbio Monastery, then to the Fieschis of Lavagna and from
the half of the 13th century to the Republic of Genoa which
followed the destiny of. It was later included in the
Province of Pavia up to 1923.
At the beginning of the village the old copper mine that was
already active in 1000 is still visible. The mine was
closed down around 1920 because no more productive.
Today Rovegno is an alive and famous tourist place, rich of
initiatives during the whole year.
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