Montecastello
Encyclopedia
Montecastello is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Alessandria
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 80 km east of Turin
and about 6 km northeast of Alessandria
.
Montecastello borders the following municipalities: Alessandria
, Bassignana
, Pecetto di Valenza, Pietra Marazzi
, Piovera
, and Rivarone
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Alessandria
Province of Alessandria
The Province of Alessandria is an Italian province, with a population of some 430,000, which forms the southeastern part of the region of Piedmont. The provincial capital is the city of Alessandria....
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
, located about 80 km east of Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
and about 6 km northeast of Alessandria
Alessandria
-Monuments:* The Citadel * The church of Santa Maria di Castello * The church of Santa Maria del Carmine * Palazzo Ghilini * Università del Piemonte Orientale-Museums:* The Marengo Battle Museum...
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Montecastello borders the following municipalities: Alessandria
Alessandria
-Monuments:* The Citadel * The church of Santa Maria di Castello * The church of Santa Maria del Carmine * Palazzo Ghilini * Università del Piemonte Orientale-Museums:* The Marengo Battle Museum...
, Bassignana
Bassignana
Bassignana is a municipality in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. The village is situated near the confluence of the Po River and the Tanaro river....
, Pecetto di Valenza, Pietra Marazzi
Pietra Marazzi
Pietra Marazzi is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km east of Turin and about 5 km northeast of Alessandria....
, Piovera
Piovera
Piòvera is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km east of Turin and about 11 km northeast of Alessandria....
, and Rivarone
Rivarone
Rivarone is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km east of Turin and about 11 km northeast of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 383 and an area of 6.1 km².Rivarone borders the following municipalities:...
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