Moncucco Torinese is a ''
comune
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'' (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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region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about east of
Turin
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and about northwest 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 ...
.
It has a castle (14th century), housing a Museum of
Chalk
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.
Moncucco Torinese borders the following municipalities:
Albugnano
Albugnano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Asti.
Albugnano borders the following municipalities: Aramengo, Berzano di San Pietro, Castelnuo ...
,
Arignano,
Berzano di San Pietro
Berzano di San Pietro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Asti.
Berzano di San Pietro borders the following municipalities: Albugnano, Arame ...
,
Castelnuovo Don Bosco
Castelnuovo Don Bosco, formerly Castelnuovo d'Asti (Piedmontese: ''Castelneuv d'Ast'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Asti, on a hill near ...
,
Cinzano
Cinzano () is an Italian brand of vermouth, a brand owned since 1999 by Gruppo Campari.
History
Cinzano vermouths date back to 1757 and the Turin herbal shop of two brothers, Giovanni Giacomo and Carlo Stefano Cinzano, who created a new "vermo ...
,
Marentino,
Mombello di Torino,
Moriondo Torinese, and
Sciolze.
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
Castles in Italy
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