Cerrina Monferrato
Cerrina Monferrato | |
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| Comune di Cerrina Monferrato | |
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Location of Cerrina Monferrato  | |
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| Postal code | 15020 |
| Dialing code | 0142 |
| Patron saint | Nazarius and Celsus |
| Saint day | 28 July |
| Website | Official website |
Cerrina Monferrato (population about 1,600) is a
capoluogo which had a population of 353. Montalero (pop. 35) and Rosingo (pop. 261) were both communes in their own right until 1928. The other settlements include Montaldo, Piancerreto and Gaminella: although the last lies mostly within the commune of Mombello Monferrato.[4][5]
History
In 2005 Cerrina was the centre of swarms of locusts or grasshoppers (the local Calliptamus italicus) which, unprecedented in their magnitude and moving at speeds of up to 55 kilometres per hour (34 mph), threatened the vineyards of Monferrato and the province of Asti.[6]
References
- ^ Statuto Comunale, Comune di Cerrina.
- ^ "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 2009 per età, sesso e stato civile: Cerrina Monferrato’, Istat, 2009.
- ^ Sandro Lombardini, Comune di Cerrina, Schede storico-territoriali dei comuni del Piemonte, (Regione Piemonte, 2002). Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ‘Popolazione residente – Alessandria (dettaglio loc. abitate) – Censimento 2001’ Archived 25 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine, 2001 Census, Istat.
- ^ John Phillips, ‘Plague of locusts threatens Italian vineyards’, The Independent, 23 July 2005.
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