Verrone is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Biella
The Province of Biella ( it, Provincia di Biella, Piedmontese: ''Provincia ëd Biela'') is a province of Italy located in Piedmont. It was created in 1992 and its capital is the city of Biella.
It has an area of , and a total population of 17 ...
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 of
Piedmont
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, located about northeast of
Turin
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and about southeast 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 a ...
.
Verrone borders the following municipalities:
Benna,
Candelo
Candelo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southeast of Biella.
Candelo borders the following municipalities: Benna, Biella, Cossato, Gaglianico, ...
,
Cerrione,
Gaglianico
Gaglianico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southeast of Biella.
Gaglianico borders the following municipalities: Biella, Candelo, Ponderano, Sand ...
,
Massazza,
Salussola
Salussola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southeast of Biella.
Salussola borders the following municipalities: Carisio, Cavaglià, Cerrione, Dorz ...
,
Sandigliano
Sandigliano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Biella.
Sandigliano borders the following municipalities: Borriana, Cerrione, Gagliani ...
. Sights include the medieval castle (a complex of structures once owned by the Vialardi
Ghibelline
The Guelphs and Ghibellines (, , ; it, guelfi e ghibellini ) were factions supporting the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor, respectively, in the Italian city-states of Central Italy and Northern Italy.
During the 12th and 13th centuries, rival ...
family), and the parish church of St. Lawrence, built from the 6th to the 10th century.
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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