Camino 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 Alessandria
The Province of Alessandria ( it, Provincia di Alessandria; pms, Provincia ëd Lissandria; in Piedmontese of Alessandria: ''Provinsa ëd Lissändria'') is an Italian province, with a population of some 425,000, which forms the southeastern part o ...
in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
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region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about east 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 northwest of
Alessandria
Alessandria (; pms, Lissandria ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, about east of Turin.
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. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 763 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 ...
.
Camino borders the following municipalities:
Gabiano
Gabiano (Gabian in Piedmontese) is a rural ''comune'' in the northwest of the province of Alessandria, some west of Casale Monferrato. This area straddles the lowland immediately south of the Po and the furthest extension of the Monferrato hi ...
,
Mombello Monferrato
Mombello 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
Alessandria (; pms, Lissandria ) is a city and ''comune'' in Pied ...
,
Morano sul Po
Morano sul Po (in Piedmontese ''Muran'') is a ''comune'' in the province of Alessandria, Piedmont, northwestern Italy.
It is about east of the regional capital Turin and about northwest of the provincial capital Alessandria. Its immediate ne ...
,
Palazzolo Vercellese
Palazzolo Vercellese (''Palasseu'' in Piedmontese) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Vercelli. As of 31 December 2004, it had a popu ...
,
Pontestura
Pontestura (in Piedmontese ''Pont da Stura'') is a ''commune'' with a population of 1,539 in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont. It is located on the right bank of the Po River about east of Turin and about west of Cas ...
,
Solonghello
Solonghello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 234 and an area of .All dem ...
, and
Trino
Trino ( pms, Trin) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Vercelli, at the foot of the Montferrat hills.
Trino borders the following mun ...
.
Demographic evolution
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Castello di Camino
The Castello di Camino dates from the 11th century and has one of the highest medieval towers in the
Monferrato
Montferrat (, ; it, Monferrato ; pms, Monfrà , locally ; la, Mons Ferratus) is part of the region of Piedmont in northern Italy. It comprises roughly (and its extent has varied over time) the modern provinces of Province of Alessandria, ...
area. The castle belonged to the
Bishop of Asti
The Diocese of Asti ( la, Dioecesis Astensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Piedmont, northern Italy, centered in the city of Asti. It has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Turin since 1515. up until the 13th century and was later administered by the
Marquis of Monferrato
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. From 1323 to 1950, the castle belonged to the
Scarampi
Scarampi is the name of a prominent Ghibelline family of Asti and its environs in north-west Italy. They were bankers of the Casane astigiane first in Genoa and then in France and in Belgium. In 1337 Antonio Scarampi, in exchange for 115,000 flori ...
family from
Villanova.
Vittorio Emanuele II
Victor Emmanuel II ( it, Vittorio Emanuele II; full name: ''Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso di House of Savoy, Savoia''; 14 March 1820 – 9 January 1878) was Kingdom of Sardinia, King of Sardinia from 1849 until 17 Marc ...
,
Umberto I
Umberto I ( it, Umberto Rainerio Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio di Savoia; 14 March 1844 – 29 July 1900) was King of Italy from 9 January 1878 until his assassination on 29 July 1900.
Umberto's reign saw Italy attempt colo ...
and
Vittorio Emanuele III
Victor Emmanuel III (Vittorio Emanuele Ferdinando Maria Gennaro di Savoia; 11 November 1869 – 28 December 1947) was King of Italy from 29 July 1900 until his abdication on 9 May 1946. He also reigned as Emperor of Ethiopia (1936–1941) and ...
of Savoy were guests at the castle.
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (; 29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his deposition in 194 ...
inaugurated the Monferrato
aqueduct from the castle balcony.
Gallery
File:Camino Roccadelledonne.jpg, View over Rocca delle Donne
File:castello di Camino.jpg, Castle of Camino
File:torre del castello di Camino.jpg, main tower of the castle
File:particolare dell'interno del castello di Camino.jpg, particular of the inner side of the castle
File:Particolare del castello di Camino.jpg, another view of the castle
File:Cortile del castello di Camino - giullare.jpg, a jester in the castle courtyard
File:Panorama di Camino.jpg, aerial view of Camino
References
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Cities and towns in Piedmont