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Medieval Village of Olera

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Medieval Village of Olera

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  • Location: Alzano Lombardo, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy

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    May 28, 2022

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    In the Civic Library of Bergamo there is a document dated 1165, in which the name "Holera" is mentioned.

    This is a parchment, written in Latin, in which a dispute is underway between the Scaroto and Penezza families regarding the payment of tithes to the Church of S. Vincenzo and S. Alessandro, in Bergamo.

    Alberto Acerbis, a descendant of one of the richest and oldest Bergamo families, had a house and church built in his Villa d'Olera in 1296.

    But the origins of Olera are still uncertain.
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    There are several hypotheses about the origin of the name.

    The first refers to the custom of cooking food in soapstone containers, obtained from the mountain where Olera stands.

    These vessels were known as "öle" hence the name of the town.

    The second hypothesis is based on the fact that a part of the population, instead of devoting themselves to goats and sheep and to the work of the earth on the terraces, called "Ruc", specialized in preparing the stones to sharpen the utensils and the jars for cooking. of foods.
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    Olera is a hamlet of the municipality of Alzano Lombardo, from which it is approximately 4 km away as the crow flies and is located at an altitude of 518 m above sea level.
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    Location: Alzano Lombardo, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy

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