Cuccaro Monferrato (Cucri in
Piemontese) is a ''
comune
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'' (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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region
Piedmont
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, located about east of
Turin
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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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Cuccaro Monferrato borders the following municipalities:
Camagna Monferrato
Camagna 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.
Camagna Monferrato borders the following municipalities: Casale Monf ...
,
Fubine
Fubine Monferrato (Fibin-ni in local dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria.
Fubine Monferrato borders the following ...
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Lu,
Quargnento
Quargnento (; pms, Quargnent) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria.
It is home to a notable Catholic basilica, ''San Dalmaz ...
, and
Vignale Monferrato
Vignale 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.
Vignale Monferrato borders the following municipalities: Altavilla ...
.
The Swedish former footballer
Nils Liedholm
Nils Erik Liedholm (; 8 October 1922 – 5 November 2007) was a Swedish football midfielder and coach. ''Il Barone'' (The Baron), as he is affectionately known in Italy, was renowned for being part of the Swedish "Gre-No-Li" trio of strikers al ...
resided there and ran a vineyard, and his son Carlo runs it today.
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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