Mongrando 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 Biella
The Province of Biella ( it, Provincia di Biella, Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ''Provincia ëd Biela'') is a Provinces of Italy, province of Italy located in Piedmont. It was created in 1992 and its capital is the city of Biella.
It has an ...
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 southwest of
Biella
Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and ''comune'' in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of Turin an ...
.
Mongrando borders the following municipalities:
Borriana,
Camburzano,
Donato,
Graglia
Graglia ( pms, Graja) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Biella
Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and ''comune'' in the ...
,
Netro
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,
Occhieppo Inferiore
Occhieppo Inferiore is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin.
Occhieppo Inferiore borders the following municipalities: Biella, Camburzano, Mongrando, Occhiep ...
,
Ponderano
Ponderano is a municipality in the province of Biella, Piedmont, northwestern Italy. Neighbouring comuni include Borriana, Gaglianico, Mongrando, Occhieppo Inferiore and Sandigliano
Sandigliano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of B ...
,
Sala Biellese
Sala Biellese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Biella.
Sala Biellese borders the following municipalities: Chiaverano, Donato ...
,
Zubiena
Zubiena is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Biella.
Zubiena borders the following municipalities: Borriana, Cerrione, Magnano
Magna ...
. The communal territory is crossed by the
Elvo
The Elvo (Piedmontese: ''Elv'') is a torrent (an intermittent stream) in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy and is the principal tributary of the Cervo. It runs through the communes of Sordevolo, Occhieppo Superiore, Occhieppo Inferiore, Ce ...
torrent.
Italian-Brazilian filmmaker
Vittorio Capellaro
Eusebio Vittorio Giovanni Battista Capellaro (1877–1943) was a Brazilian film director, film producer, film actor, and screenwriter who worked in the Cinema of Brazil between 1915 and 1935.
Director filmography
* ''Inocência'' (1915)
* ''O ...
was born in Mongrando in 1877.
References
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