Barolo 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 also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Cuneo
Cuneo (Italian), or Coni (Piedmontese), is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ( departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Haut ...
in the
Italian region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about southeast of
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, 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 ...
and about northeast of
Cuneo
Cuneo (; pms, Coni ; oc, Coni/Couni ; french: Coni ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the fourth largest of Italy’s provinces by area.
It is located at 550 metres (1,804 ft) in ...
. As of 30 April 2009 it had a population of 750 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 ...
.
Barolo borders the following municipalities:
Castiglione Falletto
Castiglione Falletto () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo.
Castiglione Falletto borders the following municipalities: Alba, Bar ...
,
La Morra,
Monforte d'Alba,
Narzole, and
Novello Novello may refer to:
Places
* Novello, Piedmont, a ''comune'' in the Province of Cuneo, Italy
* Novello Theatre, a theatre in the City of Westminster, London, England
People Given name
* Clara Novello Davies (1861–1943), Welsh singer, named af ...
. Barolo is an important wine-producing area noted for its
Barolo
Barolo ( , , ; pms, bareul ) is a red (DOCG) wine produced in the northern Italian region of Piedmont. It is made from the nebbiolo grape and is often described as one of Italy's greatest wines.
The zone of production extends into the commu ...
wine of the same name, and many wineries such as
Poderi Colla
Poderi Colla is an Italian winery, based in Barolo, Piedmont, Italy. It was established by Ernesto "Tino" Colla and his niece Federica in 1993. Poderi Colla has three vineyards covering some 70 acres, Cascina Drago and Tenuta Dardi Le Rase in Barol ...
have vineyards here.
Barolo is home to the multi colored art project The Chapel of Barolo by American artist
Sol LeWitt
Solomon "Sol" LeWitt (September 9, 1928 – April 8, 2007) was an American artist linked to various movements, including conceptual art and minimalism.
LeWitt came to fame in the late 1960s with his wall drawings and "structures" (a term he pref ...
and English artist
David Tremlett created in 1999.
File:Barolo veduta.JPG, The village and castle of Barolo
Demographic evolution
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References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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