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 | |
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| Comune di Crescentino | |
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  Crescentino Location of Crescentino in Italy  Crescentino Crescentino (Piedmont) | |
| 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 | 165/km2 (428/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Crescentinesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 13044 |
| Dialing code | 0161 |
Crescentino borders the following municipalities: Brusasco, Fontanetto Po, Lamporo, Livorno Ferraris, Moncestino, Saluggia, Verolengo, and Verrua Savoia.
Main sights include San Genuario Castle.
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Twin towns
editCrescentino 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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