Bigolino
Welcome to Bigolino!
Hello everyone! Today we will talk about Bigolino, a hamlet of Valdobbiadene, in the province of Treviso. This small area has a population of about two thousand inhabitants and is located south of the city, about 4.5 km away.
Flat Geography
One of the peculiarities of Bigolino is that it develops on one of the few flat areas of the region. The center of the hamlet is located along the SP2 "Erizzo" and is nestled against a thirty-meter cliff beyond which extends the wide bed of the Piave river. Opposite, on the other bank, is Onigo di Pederobba.
The Origins of the Name
The name of Bigolino may derive from the Lombard term "bigollum", which means "terrarium of the floating," or from "Bigollium," which seems to have been the name of the ferry that transported people from one bank of the Piave river to the other. There is another possible hypothesis that "Biguol-ino" was an ancient port where the Longobards stopped to rest with their boats loaded with lumber from the mountains. In Venetian peasant tradition, "bigól" is also a curved wooden tool used to carry buckets on the shoulders.
A Bit of History
The main road of the hamlet was the now partially covered Calmaor, which means "major road" in Latin. It was probably an ancient and important route, perhaps a branch of the Via Claudia Augusta Altinate. Bigolino was a "Comunale Regola" from 1807 to 1812.
Monuments and Places of Interest
Religious Architecture
St. Michael's Church
The church of Bigolino is dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel, whose name suggests an ancient Lombard origin. In 1085 and 1223, there are records of a church on the beach, or on the bed of the Piave river, wanted by the Strassoldo feudal lords, already regents in Levada and Onigo, dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel and called the "Chapel of the Valdobbiadene Parish," which was destroyed by a flood in the 19th century.
The current church was built in 1857, and the first mass was celebrated on Christmas Eve of 1868. The construction was largely due to the parishioners, who used local raw materials, in particular the exposed Piave stones. The facade is very particular and made with granite of stones of different colors. The bell tower, on the other hand, was rebuilt in 1752 after lightning destroyed it, but during the Great War, only one of the bells remained intact.
Conclusion
Here is a brief presentation of Bigolino, a historic hamlet that deserves to be visited for its religious monuments and natural beauty. If you are in the area, be sure to pay a visit!
