Cherasco

Coordinates: 44°39′N 7°52′E / 44.650°N 7.867°E / 44.650; 7.867
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Cherasco
Cherasch
Comune di Cherasco
Location of Cherasco
Map
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
12062
Dialing code0172
WebsiteOfficial website

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]

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:

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The Cherasco Synagogue in the old Jewish ghetto has a notable Baroque Torah ark and bimah.

The Visconti Castle is a medieval one, uilt 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

Napoleon Bonaparte
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Demographic evolution

Twin towns – sister cities

Cherasco is twinned with:[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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  4. ^ Conti (1980), pp. 97–98
  5. ^ "Gemellaggi" (in Italian). Cherasco. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

Sources

  • Conti, Flavio (1980). I castelli del Piemonte. Tomo III (in Italian). Novara: Istituto Geografico De Agostini.