Saliceto ( pms, Sarzèj) is a
commune
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* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
province of Cuneo
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, and the region of
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, Italy, located about southeast of
Turin
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and about east of
Cuneo
Cuneo (; pms, Coni ; oc, Coni/Couni ; french: Coni ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the fourth largest of Italy’s provinces by area.
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.
Saliceto borders the following municipalities:
Cairo Montenotte
Cairo Montenotte () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in Liguria, an Italian region located west of Genoa and northwest of Savona. Located in Val Bormida, it is a member of the Comunità Montana Alta Val Bormida. It is co ...
,
Camerana
Camerana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about east of Cuneo.
Camerana borders the following municipalities: Gottasecca, Mombarcaro, Monesiglio, Montez ...
,
Cengio
Cengio ( lij, Ceng or ; pms, Cengg) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about west of Genoa and about northwest of Savona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,744 and an ...
,
Gottasecca
Gottasecca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about east of Cuneo.
Gottasecca borders the following municipalities: Cairo Montenotte, Camerana, Castelletto ...
, and
Montezemolo
Montezemolo (Piedmontese: ''Monzemo'') is a village and ''comune'' (municipality) of c. 250 inhabitants in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about east of Cuneo.
Montezemolo borders the f ...
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Historically Saliceto was a possession of the Del Carretto
marquisses of Finale Ligure, who built here a castle in 1588. The castle was besieged in 1689 by Spanish troops.
Twin towns
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Saliceto,
France
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References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
Castles in Italy
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