Cameri is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Novara
Novara (It. ''Provincia di Novara'') is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Novara.
In 1992, the new Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola was created through the fusion of three geographical areas which had prev ...
in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about northeast of
Turin
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and about northeast of
Novara
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.
Cameri borders the following municipalities:
Bellinzago Novarese
Bellinzago Novarese ( Lombard: ''Branzagh'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about north of Novara.
Bellinzago Novarese borders the following munici ...
,
Caltignaga
Caltignaga is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Novara.
Caltignaga borders the following municipalities: Bellinzago Novarese, Briona, Ca ...
,
Castano Primo
Castano Primo (; lmo, label=Milanese, Càstan) is a city and ''comune'' in Province of Milan, in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan.
Castano Primo borders the following municipalities: Lonate Pozzolo, Vanzaghello, Mag ...
,
Galliate
Galliate is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin, about northwest Milan and about northeast of Novara.
Galliate borders the following municipalities: Cameri, Nova ...
,
Nosate
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,
Novara
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, and
Turbigo
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Tur ...
. It is home to a military airfield
Cameri Air Base
Cameri is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Novara.
Cameri borders the following municipalities: Bellinzago Novarese, Caltignaga, Casta ...
(
ICAO code: LIMN), now used for maintenance of the
Panavia Tornado
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and
Eurofighter Typhoon
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of the
Aeronautica Militare as well as final assembly of
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
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.
The mayor is the body responsible for the administration of the municipality. The mayor represents the entity, convenes and chairs the council, as well as the council when the chairman of the council is not foreseen, and supervises the functioning of the services and offices and the execution of the acts (Article 50, Legislative Decree no. .267 of 08/18/2000).
The current Mayor of Cameri is Sindaco Pacileo elected on May 26, 2019. Sindaco Pacileo is an humble, forward looking and sustainability enthusiast. In January 2021 he reflected Green Birthday surprise from TreeAndHumanKnot with publication to invite people of Cameri to Tie TreeAndHumanKnot with strategic tree plantation across the town
Among the churches is the
Madonna di San Cassiano,
San Rocco
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,
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Places of Italy Municipalities
* San Giuseppe Jato, in the Province of Palermo, Sicily
*San Giuseppe Vesuviano, in the Province of Naples, Campania
* Rima San Giuseppe, in the Provi ...
,
Chiesa del Santissimo Sacramento and
Santa Maria Assunta
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.
Twin towns — sister cities
Cameri is
twinned with:
*
Vännäs
Vännäs () is a locality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Vännäs is the seat of Vännäs Municipality and had 4,466 inhabitants in 2018.
The name of the village is known since 1535 (''Wendenäs'', ‘The place where a person walkin ...
, Sweden (2003)
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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