Montalenghe

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Montalenghe
Comune di Montalenghe
Coat of arms of Montalenghe
Location of Montalenghe
Map
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10090
Dialing code011
Patron saintSts. Peter and Paul
Saint day29 June

Montalenghe is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km northeast of Turin.

Main sights

  • Church of San Pietro, built in the 13th century but restored in the late 19th century.
  • Parish church of Beata Vergine delle Grazie (1760)
  • Castelvecchio (also known as Castellazzo), ruins of the old castle commanding the town (11th-12th centuries)
  • The so-called "Castle", in fact an 18th-century villa with a large park in the centre of the town. It houses a
    Lebanon cedar
    amongst the oldest in Italy.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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