Carpignano Sesia is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Novara
Novara (It. ''Provincia di Novara'') is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Novara
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in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
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, located about northeast of
Turin
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and about northwest 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 ...
.
Carpignano Sesia borders the following municipalities:
Briona
Briona is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont
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Fara Novarese
Fara Novarese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italy, Italian region of Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Novara.
Fara Novarese borders the following municipalities: Barengo, Briona, ...
,
Ghemme
Ghemme is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located on the river Sesia about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Novara.
It is the birthplace of architect Alessandro Antonelli ...
,
Ghislarengo,
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,
Sillavengo, and
Sizzano.
Main sights
*"Castle" (''Ricetto''), a group of walls with fortified houses in the historic center, built in the 11th centuries by the Counts of
Pombia
Pombia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about north of Novara. The commune is known for its Safari Park, established in 1976.
History
It has Roman or ...
*Church of San Pietro, located in the ''ricetto'', known from as early as the 11th century. It houses some
Gothic-style frescoes (1st century)
Twin towns — sister cities
Carpignano Sesia is
twinned
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with:
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Mathay, France
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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