Rosignano Monferrato 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 Alessandria
The province of Alessandria (; ; in Piedmontese of Alessandria: ''provinsa ëd Lissändria'') is an Italian Provinces of Italy, province, with a population of some 425,000, which forms the southeastern part of the region of Piedmont. The prov ...
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 ...
, located about east of
Turin
Turin ( , ; ; , then ) 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. The city is main ...
and about northwest of
Alessandria
Alessandria (; ) is a city and commune in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. It is also the largest municipality of the region. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,659 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics (; Istat) is the primary source of official statistics in Italy. The institute conducts a variety of activities, including the census of population, economic censuses, and numerous social, economic, a ...
.
Rosignano Monferrato borders the following municipalities:
Camagna Monferrato
Camagna Monferrato is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria.
Camagna Monferrato borders the following municipalities: Casale Monf ...
,
Casale Monferrato
Casale Monferrato () is a town in the Piedmont region of Northwest Italy, northwestern Italy, in the province of Alessandria. It is situated about east of Turin on the right bank of the Po River, Po, where the river runs at the foot of the Montfe ...
,
Cella Monte
Cella Monte is a ''comune'' (town) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria. It has roughly 509 residents.
Cella Monte borders the following municipalities: ...
,
Frassinello Monferrato
Frassinello Monferrato is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria.
Frassinello Monferrato borders the following municipalities: Ca ...
,
Ozzano Monferrato,
San Giorgio Monferrato
San Giorgio Monferrato (in Piedmontese ''San Giòrs Monfrà'') is a ''comune'' of the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont. It is about east of the regional capital Turin and about northwest of Alessandria.
The territory of t ...
, and
Terruggia.
People
*Captain
Michele Amatore
Captain Michele Amatore or ''Sulayman al-Nubi'' ( 1826 – 7 July 1883) was a Sudanese ex-slave who became a captain in the Bersaglieri of the Italian army. He was decorated for unselfish acts during a cholera outbreak in Sicily.
Biography
The ear ...
died here in 1883.
[A biographical dictionary of the Sudan](_blank)
Richard Hill, Richard Leslie Hill, p.54, 1967, accessed March 2010
Demographic evolution
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References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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