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Roero (; pms, Roé ) is a geographical area in the north-east corner of the province of Cuneo in Piedmont, north-west Italy. This hilly region is known for its wines and for its fruit production: particularly the peaches of Canale and the local variety of pear known as Madernassa which originated in the late eighteenth century in Vezza d'Alba.Pera madernassa – storia – ricette
Strawberries are also grown. The name comes from the Roero family of bankers and traders, who were prominent in the political life of Asti and its environs, and who dominated this area for a number of centuries during the . The designated z ...
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Vezza D’Alba
Vezza d'Alba is a ''comune'' in the Piedmont region of Italy. It is in the province of Cuneo, and is 65km north east of the town of Cuneo. Vezza was first recorded in the 10th century, as a territory of the Diocese of Asti and later passed to the Roero family who built the castle at Guarene Guarene is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the area of Roero about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. It is part of the Roero historical region. Main sights include th .... Twin towns — sister cities Vezza d'Alba is twinned with: * Jonquières-Saint-Vincent, France References Cities and towns in Piedmont Roero {{Cuneo-geo-stub ...
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Alba, Piedmont
Alba ( pms, label= Piedmontese, Arba; la, Alba Pompeia) is a town and ''comune'' of Piedmont, Italy, in the Province of Cuneo. It is one of the main cities in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato. The town is famous for its white truffle and wine production. The confectionery group Ferrero is based there. The city joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in October 2017. History Alba's origins date from before the Roman civilization, connected probably to the presence of Celtic and Ligurian tribes in the area. The modern town occupies the site of ancient Alba Pompeia, the name given after being officially recognized as a town by the Roman consul Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo while constructing a road from Aquae Statiellae ( Acqui) to Augusta Taurinorum (Turin). Alba was the birthplace of Publius Helvius Pertinax, briefly Roman emperor in 193. After the fall of the Western Empire, the city was repeatedly sacked by Os ...
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Sommariva Perno
Sommariva Perno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located in Roero about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,800 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality of Sommariva Perno contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Valle Rossi, San Giuseppe, and Villa. Sommariva Perno borders the following municipalities: Baldissero d'Alba, Corneliano d'Alba, Monticello d'Alba, Pocapaglia, Sanfrè, and Sommariva del Bosco. Festivals The “Sagra della fragola e del vino birbet”, held at the end of May, celebrates two of the typical products of Roero: The local strawberries and Birbèt: a sweet, pomegranate-red, partially fermented, festive wine made from the Roero version of the Brachetto Brachetto is a red Italian wine grape variety grown predominantly in the Piedmont regio ...
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Santo Stefano Roero
Santo Stefano Roero is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,314 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic .... Santo Stefano Roero borders the following municipalities: Canale, Montà, Monteu Roero, and Pralormo. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:3000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertic ...
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Santa Vittoria D'Alba
Santa Vittoria d'Alba is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about 45 kilometres northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,591 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Santa Vittoria d'Alba borders the following municipalities: Bra, Monticello d'Alba, Pocapaglia, Roddi, and Verduno. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:3000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:200 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1861 text:1861 bar:1871 text:1871 ...
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Priocca
Priocca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,979 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Priocca borders the following municipalities: Canale, Castellinaldo, Govone, Magliano Alfieri, and San Damiano d'Asti San Damiano d'Asti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southwest of Asti. History The area of the municipality was once occupied in the Middle Ages by .... Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:3000 TimeAxis = orientation:ver ...
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Pocapaglia
Pocapaglia ( pms, Pocapaja) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 1-1-2017, it had a population of 3,311 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Pocapaglia borders the following municipalities: Bra, Monticello d'Alba, Sanfrè, Santa Vittoria d'Alba, and Sommariva Perno Sommariva Perno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located in Roero about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,800 and an area of .A .... Since late 2018 Pocapaglia's most famous citizen is Edoardo Filippi. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 to ...
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Montà
Montà is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Montà borders the following municipalities: Canale, Cellarengo, Cisterna d'Asti, Ferrere, Pralormo, Santo Stefano Roero Santo Stefano Roero is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,314 and an area of .All de ..., and Valfenera. References External links Official website Roero Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Cuneo-geo-stub ...
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Magliano Alfieri
Magliano Alfieri is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,726 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Magliano Alfieri borders the following municipalities: Castagnito, Castagnole delle Lanze, Castellinaldo, Govone, Neive Neive is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Neive borders the following municipalities: Barbaresco, Castagnito, Castagnole delle La ..., and Priocca. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:3000 Tim ...
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Govone
Govone (Gon or Govon ) is an Italian town of 2,294 inhabitants in the province of Cuneo in Piedmont. It is part of the historical region of Roero and is located on the border with the province of Asti, about halfway between the cities of Alba and Asti. The site has been inhabited since Roman times, as evidenced by numerous findings, and is mentioned in early medieval documents. Formerly a bishopric fief, then passed to the property of the Solaro family of Asti, it was later a resort for the House of Savoy in the early decades of the nineteenth century. It is now known above all for its castle, in which the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who has just entered the service of Count Ottavio Solaro, stayed when he was just eighteen years old (year 1730). Economy The economy of the area is mainly agricultural, with a particular emphasis to the cultivation of vines on the hillsides - red wines barbera, bonarda, dolcetto, nebbiolo and arneis white wine, as well as hazelnut planta ...
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