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San Nazzaro Sesia
San Nazzaro Sesia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about west of Novara. San Nazzaro Sesia borders the following municipalities: Albano Vercellese, Biandrate, Casalbeltrame, Casalvolone, Greggio, Oldenico, Recetto, and Villata. It is home to the Abbey of San Nazzaro e Celso Façade of the abbey., 250px The Abbey of the Saints Nazario and Celso ( it, Abbazia dei Santi Nazario e Celso ) is a monastic complex in the municipality of San Nazzaro Sesia, Piedmont, northern Italy. It consists of a city wall with circular ..., one of the most important Romanesque complexes in Piedmont. References {{Novara-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbey Of San Nazzaro E Celso
Façade of the abbey., 250px The Abbey of the Saints Nazario and Celso ( it, Abbazia dei Santi Nazario e Celso ) is a monastic complex in the municipality of San Nazzaro Sesia, Piedmont, northern Italy. It consists of a city wall with circular corner towers, a high Romanesque bell tower, a church in Lombard Gothic style and a cloister with a group of 15th-century frescoes dedicated to the stories of St. Benedict. History The Abbey of San Nazzaro was built in 1040 near a ward on the Sesia river, likely the location of a pre-existing monastery dating from the Lombard period. His founder was Riprand, bishop of Novara, who assigned it to the Benedectines. In the 13th century the abbey was fortified, including round towers, and surrounded with moats and walls, in order to work also as a shelter for the local population in case of invasion. The entrance was a large square tower with a drawbridge, no longer existing today. The abbey became a powerful local lordship, as the abbots ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piedmont
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Casalbeltrame
Casalbeltrame (Casabaltram in Piedmontese and Lombard) is an Italian town of 962 inhabitants in the province of Novara in Piedmont. A part of the municipal territory is included in the Natural Park of the Lame del Sesia. The rice paddies of Casalbeltrame are known for the production of ''riso venere'', an unusual black rice of Chinese origins. ''Venere'' refers to Venus, the goddess of love, and to the aphrodisiac properties claimed for the rice. The variety is included in the Slow Food Atlas. Casalbeltrame borders the following municipalities: Biandrate, Casalino Casalino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Novara. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,469 and an area of .All demograph ..., Casalvolone, and San Nazzaro Sesia. Monuments and places of interest Religious architecture * Parish Church of Santa Maria Assunta. The current building is in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villata
Villata is a ''comune'' () in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about north of Vercelli. Villata borders the following municipalities: Borgo Vercelli, Caresanablot, Casalvolone, Oldenico, San Nazzaro Sesia, and Vercelli Vercelli (; pms, Vërsèj ), is a city and ''comune'' of 46,552 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, .... The municipal area is . References External links Official website Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Vercelli-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recetto
Recetto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about west of Novara. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 865 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Recetto borders the following municipalities: Arborio, Biandrate, Greggio, San Nazzaro Sesia, and Vicolungo Vicolungo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Novara. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 857 and an area of .All demographics .... Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:2000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldenico
Oldenico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Vercelli Vercelli (; pms, Vërsèj ), is a city and ''comune'' of 46,552 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, .... References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Vercelli-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greggio
Greggio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about north of Vercelli. Greggio borders the following municipalities: Albano Vercellese, Arborio, Recetto, San Nazzaro Sesia, and Villarboit Villarboit is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Vercelli Vercelli (; pms, Vërsèj ), is a city and ''comune'' of 46,552 inhabitants .... References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Vercelli-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casalvolone
Casalvolone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Novara. Casalvolone borders the following municipalities: Borgo Vercelli, Casalbeltrame, Casalino, San Nazzaro Sesia, and Villata. History The name come from ''Casale Vallonis'' in Latin. The history of Casalvolone during the Middle Ages is closely linked with its abbey, which is mentioned for the first time in 975, when it was led by the Benedictines. Cistercians, coming from the abbey of Morimondo Morimondo Abbey ( it, Abbazia di Morimondo) is a former Cistercian monastery located at Morimondo, a few kilometers south of Abbiategrasso in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy. The surviving structure is Romanesque and Go ..., replaced the Benedictines in 1169. A 1225 document traces the abbey back to the work of the three Ardizzone brothers, Enrico and Tommaso di Casalvolone. It is unknown pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biandrate
Biandrate (Piedmontese: ''Biandrà'', Lombard: ''Biandraa'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about west of Novara. History Archaeological findings have proved that the area of Biandrate was already settled in Roman times, although no consensus exists about the existence of a Roman ''municipium'' here. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Biandrate regained importance only from the 10th century, when its counts held large territories in the area. In 1025, Count Vibertus, after expanding the family's lands around Vercelli and Val d'Ossola, obtained the title of Ivrea; such possessions were confirmed to his successor Guido II by Emperor Conrad II. His successor Alberto I took part in the First Crusade. In his age, Biandrate is mentioned as a free commune. His successor Guido Guidone was named by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa as imperial commander of the area and of the Bishopric o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Novara
Novara (It. ''Provincia di Novara'') is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Novara Novara (, Novarese: ) is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With 101,916 inhabitants (on 1 January 2021), it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is .... In 1992, the new Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola was created through the fusion of three geographical areas which had previously been part of the Province of Novara. It has an area of and a total population of 373,081 (2012). It consists of 88 ''comuni'' (municipalities). Colline Novaresi DOC The province of Novara is home to the '' Denominazione di origine controllata'' (DOC) wine of Colline Novaresi which was created in 1994 for the red and white Italian wines of the area. All grapes destined for DOC wine production need to be harvested to a yield no greater than 11 tonnes/ha. The red wine is a blend of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albano Vercellese
Albano Vercellese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about north of Vercelli. Despite the Roman toponym, Albano is documented only from the 10th century. In 1335 it became a fief of the Visconti of Milan. It became part of the Duchy of Savoy in 1407. Albano Vercellese borders the following municipalities: Collobiano, Greggio, Oldenico, San Nazzaro Sesia, and Villarboit Villarboit is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Vercelli Vercelli (; pms, Vërsèj ), is a city and ''comune'' of 46,552 inhabitants .... It is home to a castle which has maintained parts from the 14th century. The apse of the Oratory of the Holy Trinity has 15th-century frescoes. References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Vercelli-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novara
Novara (, Novarese: ) is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With 101,916 inhabitants (on 1 January 2021), it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is an important crossroads for commercial traffic along the routes from Milan to Turin and from Genoa to Switzerland. Novara lies between the rivers Agogna and Terdoppio in northeastern Piedmont, from Milan and from Turin. History Novara was founded around 89 BC by the Romans, when the local Gauls obtained the Roman citizenship. Its name is formed from ''Nov'', meaning "new", and ''Aria'', the name the Cisalpine Gauls used for the surrounding region. Ancient ''Novaria'', which dates to the time of the Ligures and the Celts, was a municipium and was situated on the road from Vercellae ( Vercelli) to (Mediolanum) Milan. Its position on perpendicular roads (still intact today) dates to the time of the Romans. After the city was destroy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
