Magnano is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Biella
The Province of Biella ( it, Provincia di Biella, Piedmontese: ''Provincia ëd Biela'') is a province of Italy located in Piedmont. It was created in 1992 and its capital is the city of Biella.
It has an area of , and a total population of 178 5 ...
in the
Italian region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about northeast of
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. Th ...
and about south of
Biella
Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and ''comune'' in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of Turin an ...
.
Magnano borders the following municipalities:
Bollengo,
Cerrione
Cerrione is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about south of Biella.
Cerrione borders the following municipalities: Borriana, Magnano, Roppolo, Salussol ...
,
Palazzo Canavese,
Piverone,
Torrazzo,
Zimone,
Zubiena.
Culture
Musica Antica a Magnano is a non-profit association founded in 1986 to promote
festivaloffering an opportunity to hear historically informed performances of early music on original instruments. The Festival concerts are held in August and early September in either a 12th-century church
San Secondo or in the town's 18th-century church. The latter also houses an organ built in 1794 by Giovanni Bruna and restored by Italo Marzi.
See also
*
Bose Monastic Community
The Bose Monastic Community () is an ecumenical community founded by Enzo Bianchi in 1965 at Bose, a frazione in the commune of Magnano, Italy. In 2020 the Holy See ordered four members, including Bianchi, to separate from the community.
Hist ...
, an ecumenical community founded by
Enzo Bianchi in 1965 at Bose, a frazione in the commune of Magnano
*
Lancia d'Oro, a men's professional golf tournament held in Italy from 1962 to 1976 in Magnano
References
External links
* Site of the associatio
Musica Antica a Magnano
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