Dernice is a ''
comune'' (municipality) in the
Province of Alessandria in the
Italian region
Piedmont, located about southeast of
Turin and about southeast of
Alessandria
Alessandria (; pms, Lissandria ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, about east of Turin.
Alessandria ...
. It is located across the ancient
Salt road, a former commercial road between
Genoa and the
Padan Plain. It is the seat of production of the Montebore cheese, in the eponymous ''frazione''. It was once home to a castle, now in ruins.
Dernice borders the following municipalities:
Borghetto di Borbera,
Brignano-Frascata
Brignano-Frascata is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria.
History
Discoveries in Serra del Monte indicate the area was ...
,
Cantalupo Ligure,
Garbagna,
Montacuto
Montacuto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria.
Montacuto borders the following municipalities: Albera Ligure, Cantalupo ...
, and
San Sebastiano Curone
San Sebastiano Curone (Piedmontese: ''San Bastiau Curou'' ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria, at the confluence of th ...
.
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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