▁the ▁Italian ▁tra pper ▁Ted ua . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁area ▁of ▁C og ole to ▁is ▁identified ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Pe ut inger ian ▁Table ▁as ▁H asta , ▁with ▁a ▁bridge ▁( destroy ed ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁by ▁Al lied ▁bomb ings ) ▁existing ▁here . ▁The ▁first ▁mention ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁dates ▁to ▁ 1 0 3 9 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 0 9 1 ▁it ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁Bon ifa cio ▁del ▁Vas to ' s ▁Mar quis ate ▁of ▁Sav ona . ▁In ▁ 1 3 4 3 ▁it ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Gen oa . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁a ▁battle ▁between ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Aust rian ▁arm ies . ▁C og ole to ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁S ardin ia ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁following ▁its ▁history ▁in ▁the ▁un ification ▁of ▁Italy ▁and ▁modern ▁Italian ▁history . ▁ ▁Main ▁s ights ▁Or atory ▁of ▁St . ▁Lawrence , ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁ ▁Or to ▁Botan ico ▁di ▁Villa ▁Be uca , ▁a ▁botan ical ▁garden ▁B irth place ▁of ▁Christopher ▁Columb us ▁ ▁T win ▁towns ▁ ▁Ober - R am stadt , ▁Germany , ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁▁ ▁Santa ▁Col oma ▁de ▁Gr amen et , ▁Spain , ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁▁ ▁Olymp ia , ▁Greece , ▁since ▁ 2