Costa Vescovato is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of Turin and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Alessandria.
Costa Vescovato | |
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| Comune di Costa Vescovato | |
 View of the frazione of Montale Celli. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Costa Vescovato  | |
  Costa Vescovato Location of Costa Vescovato in Italy  Costa Vescovato Costa Vescovato (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°48′N 8°55′E / 44.800°N 8.917°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Alessandria (AL) |
| Frazioni | Arpicella, Casale Montesoro, Cascina San Leto, Cascina Sposino, Montale Celli, Sarizzola |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ottavio Rube |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 369 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Costaioli |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 15050 |
| Dialing code | 0131 |
Costa Vescovato borders the following municipalities: Avolasca, Carezzano, Castellania Coppi, Cerreto Grue, Montegioco, Paderna, and Villaromagnano.
History edit
It was one of the territories subject to the temporal dominion of the Bishops of Tortona, hence the name that literally means "bishop's ridge". Subject, like the whole territory, to the expansionist aims of the Duchy of Milan, it was the scene of jurisdictional conflicts between the bishops and the Spanish government first and then the Savoy government. After the Napoleonic period it became definitively a territory of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
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.
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