Cherasco is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Cuneo
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in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
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, located about southeast of
Turin
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and about northeast of
Cuneo
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It is located at 550 metres (1,804 ft) in the south-west of Piedmont, at the confluence of the ri ...
. As of 1-1-2017, it had a population of 9096 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
The municipality of Cherasco contains the ''
frazioni
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'' (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:
Bra,
Cavallermaggiore,
Cervere,
La Morra
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,
Marene,
Narzole, and
Salmour.
The
Cherasco Synagogue in the old Jewish
ghetto
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has a notable
Baroque
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Torah ark
A Torah ark (also known as the ''hekhal'', , or ''aron qodesh'', ) is an ornamental chamber in the synagogue that houses the Torah scrolls.
History
The ark is also known as the ''ark of law'', or in Hebrew the ''Aron Kodesh'' () or ''aron ha-Kod ...
and
bimah. It was built by a man named DiBenedetti and 51 Jewish families in the 1700s.
The medieval
Visconti Castle was built in the 14th century by
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (; 2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) was an Italian filmmaker, theatre and opera director, and screenwriter. He was one of the fathers of Italian neorealism, cinematic neorealism, but later ...
,
Lord of Milan
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, and partly reconstructed at the beginning of the 20th century.
On 28 April 1796 in Cherasco was signed an
armistice
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between
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
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and
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...
.
Demographic evolution
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Twin towns – sister cities
Cherasco is
twinned with:
*
Villars-sur-Var
Villars-sur-Var (, "Villars-on- Var"; ; Italian, formerly: ''Villar del Varo'') is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
History
It was part of the historic County of N ...
, France (1981)
*
Möckmühl, Germany (2001)
*
Piliscsaba, Hungary (2005)
*
Cefa, Romania (2006)
*
Aksakovo, Bulgaria (2009)
See also
*
BRC Racing Team
References
Sources
*
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