Monastero Bormida is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Asti
The province of Asti (; Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ''provincia d'Ast'') is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the northwest it borders on the Metropolitan City of Turin; ...
in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...
. It is located about southeast of
Turin
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and about southeast of
Asti
Asti ( , ; ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) of 74,348 inhabitants (1–1–2021) located in the Italy, Italian region of Piedmont, about east of Turin, in the plain of the Tanaro, Tanaro River. It is the capital of the province of Asti and ...
.
Monastero Bormida borders the following municipalities:
Bistagno,
Bubbio
Bubbio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti.
Bubbio borders the following municipalities: Canelli, Cassinasco, Cessole, Loazzolo
Lo ...
,
Cassinasco,
Denice,
Loazzolo
Loazzolo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont (Regione Piemonte), located about southeast of Turin and about south of Asti.
Loazzolo borders the following municipalities: Bubbio, Canelli, Cessole ...
,
Ponti,
Roccaverano, and
Sessame. It is home to a castle, located near the
Bormida river, which originated as an abbey founded around 1050 (whence the town's name), and which has mosaics and frescoes in the interior. There is also a Romanesque bridge crossing the same river.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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