Calamandrana 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 Asti
The Province of Asti ( it, Provincia di Asti, Piedmontese: ''Provincia d’Ast'') is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the northwest it borders on the Metropolitan City of Turin; to the sou ...
in the
Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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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 southeast of
Asti
Asti ( , , ; pms, Ast ) is a ''comune'' of 74,348 inhabitants (1-1-2021) located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River. It is the capital of the province of Asti and it is deemed t ...
.
Calamandrana borders the following municipalities:
Canelli
Canelli (Piedmontese: ''Canèj'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) of 10,459 inhabitants in the Province of Asti in the Italian region of Piedmont.
Canelli is located on a bend of the river Belbo in the ''Alto Monferrato'' (High Monferrat), close t ...
,
Cassinasco,
Castel Boglione,
Nizza Monferrato
Nizza Monferrato (''Nissa dla Paja'' in Piedmontese) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti.
Nizza Monferrato borders the following ...
,
Rocchetta Palafea
Rocchetta Palafea is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in North ...
, and
San Marzano Oliveto
San Marzano Oliveto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti.
San Marzano Oliveto is located in a panoramic position above sea level. I ...
.
People
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Giulio Cesare Cordara
Giulio Cesare Cordara, born on 16 December 1704 and dead on 6 March 1785, was an Italian Jesuit priest, historian and littérateur.
Biography and works
He was born at Calamandrana in Piedmont, the scion of an illustrious and ancient family that ...
(1704–1785), historian and writer.
Twin towns — sister cities
Calamandrana is
twinned with:
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Kisapostag
Kisapostag is a village in Fejér county, Hungary. , it had a population of 1,414, living in 508 houses. About away is the nearby city of Dunaújváros. Kisapostag is near the M-6 highway and the Danube River, which is good for the water-tourism ...
, Hungary
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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