Melazzo 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
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
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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 southwest of
Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,241 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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.
Melazzo borders the following municipalities:
Acqui Terme
Acqui Terme (; pms, Àich ) is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Alessandria, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is about south-southwest of Alessandria. It is one of the principal winemaking communes of the Italian DOCG wine Brachetto d'A ...
,
Bistagno,
Cartosio,
Castelletto d'Erro
Castelletto d'Erro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southwest of Alessandria.
Castelletto d'Erro borders the following municipalities: Bist ...
,
Cavatore, and
Terzo.
Notable ''Melazzesi''
* Saint
Guido of Acqui
Saint Guido of Acqui (also Wido) (c. 1004 – 12 June 1070) was Bishop of Acqui (now Acqui Terme) in north-west Italy from 1034 until his death.
He was born around 1004 to a noble family of the area of Acqui, the Counts of Acquesana, in Melazzo ...
(c.1004–1070), born in Melazzo to the family of the
Counts of Acquesana
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
, became Bishop of Asti.
Demographic evolution
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References
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