Nozzano Primary School

The primary school was established in Nozzano Castello in the early 1920s. It was located in the Piazza, in a two-storey building with classrooms below and the teacher's flat above. In 1928 it was named after Ermenegildo Pistelli.

On 24 July 1944, the Germans requisitioned it and made it the divisional prison, assigning its command to Lieutenant Gehrard Walter. The military tribunal was located not far away in Bordogna.

Displaced persons, stragglers and roundups were collected here in the following weeks.

Religious men such as Father Giorgio Bigongiari, Father Angelo Unti and Father Libero Raglianti; and teachers such as Mario Bigongiari, Leila Farnocchia and Livia Gereschi also passed through.

Opponents were tortured and then killed, in various parts of the surrounding area. Between 1 August and 2 September, more than 80 prisoners were shot.

Many others were sent for deportation.

Before leaving the area, the Germans blew up the building. On 8 September Nozzano was liberated.

The new schools, built not far away, just off the square, were built in 1948 and opened on 11 December 1949. A plaque on the façade commemorates the old building and its tragic history.

Another was placed next to it in 1954.

A stele commemorating the violence of 1944 was unveiled in 1989 in the garden of the war memorial.