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Cherasco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Cuneo. As of 1-1-2017, it had a population of 9096 and an area of 81.2 square kilometres (31.4 sq mi).[3]
Cherasco
Cherasch | |
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| Comune di Cherasco | |
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Location of Cherasco  | |
  Cherasco Location of Cherasco in Italy  Cherasco Cherasco (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°39′N 7°52′E / 44.650°N 7.867°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Province of Cuneo (CN) |
| Frazioni | Bricco de' Faule, Roreto, Barali, Bernocchi, Cappellazzo, Carena, Corno, Furno, Ghidone, Gianoglio, Giardina, Gombe, Meane, Picchi, San Bartolomeo, San Giovanni, San Gregorio, San Martino, Sant'Antonino, Sant'Antonio, Tetti Lelli, Veglia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carlo Davico |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81.54 km2 (31.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 288 m (945 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,383 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cheraschese(i) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12062 |
| Dialing code | 0172 |
| Website | Official website |
The municipality of Cherasco contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of Bricco de' Faule, Cappellazzo, Meane, Roreto, San Bartolomeo, San Giovanni, Sant'Antonio and Veglia.
Cherasco borders the following municipalities: Bra, Cavallermaggiore, Cervere, La Morra, Marene, Narzole, and Salmour.
The Cherasco Synagogue in the old Jewish ghetto has a notable Baroque Torah ark and bimah.
The medieval Visconti Castle was built in the 14th century by Luchino Visconti, Lord of Milan, and partly reconstructed at the beginning of the 20th century.[4]
On 28 April 1796 in Cherasco was signed an armistice between Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Napoleon Bonaparte.
Demographic evolution
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Twin towns – sister cities
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Villars-sur-Var, France (1981)
Möckmühl, Germany (2001)
Piliscsaba, Hungary (2005)
Cefa, Romania (2006)
Aksakovo, Bulgaria (2009)
See also
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edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Conti (1980), pp. 97–98
- ^ "Gemellaggi" (in Italian). Cherasco. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
Sources
edit- Conti, Flavio (1980). I castelli del Piemonte. Tomo III (in Italian). Novara: Istituto Geografico De Agostini.
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