Strona is a ''
comune
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'' (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 northeast 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 ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,217 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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.
Strona borders the following municipalities:
Casapinta
Casapinta is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 480 and an area of .All demographics ...
,
Cossato
Cossato is a ''municipality'' in the province of Biella, Italy, in the northwest part of Piedmont, east of Biella. It has a population of about 14,804 and it spreads over an area of 27,74 km², which makes it the second largest town in the Pr ...
,
Crosa,
Mezzana Mortigliengo
Mezzana Mortigliengo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Biella nearby the Lago delle Piane
Lago delle Piane is a lake in the Provinc ...
,
Trivero
Trivero (Piedmontese: ''Tarvè'') was a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Biella.
Physical geography
Trivero bordered the following munic ...
,
Valle Mosso
Valle Mosso was a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin, northwest of Milan and northeast of Biella. it had a population of 3,965 and an area of .All demographics an ...
,
Valle San Nicolao
Valle San Nicolao is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Biella. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,136 and an area of .All de ...
.
Etymology
The name ''Strona'' should come from ''storn'' or ''strom'',
celtic
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Sports Fo ...
roots
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for ''flowing waters'' or ''river''.
[''Comuni della Provincia di Biella'', page 140; AA.VV, Nerosubianco edizioni, Cuneo 2005]
Demographic evolution
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References
See also
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Strona di Mosso
The Strona di Mosso ( pms, Stron-a ëd Mòss) is a long creek in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy.
Etymology
The name ''Strona'' should come from ''storn'' or ''strom'', celtic language, celtic Root (linguistics), roots for ''flowing waters ...
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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