Montechiaro d'Asti (
Piedmontese
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: ''Monciàir'') is a town and ''
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 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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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region
Piedmont
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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
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 ...
.
Montechiaro d'Asti borders the following municipalities:
Camerano Casasco
Camerano Casasco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northwest of Asti.
Camerano Casasco borders the following municipalities: Chiusano d'Asti, Cinagl ...
,
Chiusano d'Asti
Chiusano d'Asti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northwest of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 236 and an area of .All demographi ...
,
Cortanze
Cortanze is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 266 and an area of .All demographics and oth ...
,
Cossombrato,
Cunico,
Montiglio Monferrato,
Soglio, and
Villa San Secondo.
Montechiaro is home to a notable example of
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque style, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 11th century, this lat ...
in the
Lower Montferrat, the
church of St. Nazarius and Celsus (11th and 12th centuries).
In Montechiaro is based
ACS Cycling Chirio–Casa Giani, a professional cycling team based.
Notable people
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Ezio Borgo (1922-2006), football player
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Giovanni Pastrone
Giovanni Pastrone, also known by his artistic name Piero Fosco (13 September 1883 – 27 June 1959), was an Italian film pioneer, director, screenwriter, actor and technician.
Pastrone was born in Montechiaro d'Asti. He worked during the era of ...
, also known as Piero Fosco (1883–1959), pioneer of Italian film.
Twin towns
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Finale Ligure
Finale Ligure ( lij, O Finâ, locally ; la, Finarium) is a ''comune'' on the Gulf of Genoa in the Province of Savona in Liguria, Italy. It is considered part of the Italian Riviera.
Geography
Known for its white sand beaches and its views, Final ...
, Italy
References
External links
Tourism websites
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