The name almost certainly comes from horses: the Latins called equus the fine carriage horse and caballus the cart horse, while caballarium was the place where horses were bred. Draught horses were raised here, and the town carried the trade in its name.
Ascanio Sobrero, the inventor of nitroglycerine, lived at Cavallermaggiore for a long time: the town has named a street after him, and the family tomb holding his remains stands in the municipal cemetery. The title of city came from Vittorio Emanuele II in 1863.
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📅 Every year, the weekend of the week of 23 April, with a fish dinner and Sunday market
Cavallermaggiore celebrates Saint George with the Saint George Fair, on the weekend of the week of 23 April, with stalls in the square, a fish dinner on Saturday evening and a market along the main street on Sunday; the town also hosts the Gorgonzola Festival.
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Outside Cavallermaggiore, but an easy day trip away.
