Crescentino
Crescentino | |
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| Comune di Crescentino | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Crescentino | |
  Crescentino Location of Crescentino in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°11′N 8°6′E / 45.183°N 8.100°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Vercelli (VC) |
| Frazioni | Campagna, Cerrone, Monte, San Grisante, San Silvestro, San Genuario, Caravini, Porzioni, Santa Maria, Mezzi Po, Galli, Cascinotti, Lignola |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vittorio Ferrero |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.3 km2 (18.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 154 m (505 ft) |
| Population (9 October 2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,984 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Crescentinesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 13044 |
| Dialing code | 0161 |
Crescentino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Vercelli.
Crescentino borders the following municipalities: Brusasco, Fontanetto Po, Lamporo, Livorno Ferraris, Moncestino, Saluggia, Verolengo, and Verrua Savoia.
Twin towns — sister cities
[edit]Crescentino is twinned with:
San Giorgio Albanese, Italy
Gmina Łososina Dolna, Poland
People
[edit]- Luigi Arditi (1822–1903), violinist and composer
- Ettore Bertolè-Viale (1829-1992), elected deputy for the town 1867-1882
- Bartolomeo Caravoglia (active 1660–1673), painter of the Baroque period
- Fiorenza Cossotto (born 1935), operatic mezzo-soprano
- Domenico Serra, (1899–1965), stage and film actor
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Italian)
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