Province of Asti

Province of Asti
Province
The provincial seat
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The province of Asti (Italian: provincia di Asti; Piedmontese: provincia d'Ast) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the northwest it borders on the Metropolitan City of Turin; to the southwest it borders on the province of Cuneo. To the east it borders on the province of Alessandria, while in the south it shares a very short border with the Ligurian province of Savona. It has an area of 1,504.5 square kilometres (580.9 sq mi), and, As of 2017^[update], a total population of 215,871.

History

The Province of Asti was re-established on 1 April 1935 by Royal Decree No. 297 of King

The Province of Asti is among the institutions awarded the Gold Medal for Military Valor (Medaglia d'Oro al Valor Militare) for its contribution to the partisan struggle during the last two years of the Second World War.

Municipalities

There are 118

See also

• Piemonte (wine)

References

External links

• Official website
• MonferratoArte A historical and bibliographical directory of artists active in the extra-urban Churches of the
  Diocese of Casale Monferrato
  , which includes twenty parishes within the province of Asti. (in Italian)

44°53′56″N 8°12′28″E / 44.89889°N 8.20778°E / 44.89889; 8.20778

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