Cherasco is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Cuneo
Cuneo (Italian), or Coni (Piedmontese), is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ( departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Haut ...
in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
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, located about southeast of
Turin
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and about northeast 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.
It is located at 550 metres (1,804 ft) in ...
. As of 1-1-2017, it had a population of 9096 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic ...
.
The municipality of Cherasco contains the ''
frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of Bricco de' Faule, Cappellazzo, Meane, Roreto, San Bartolomeo, San Giovanni, Sant'Antonio and Veglia.
Cherasco borders the following municipalities:
Bra,
Cavallermaggiore
Cavallermaggiore is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo.
Cavallermaggiore borders the following municipalities: Bra, Cavallerleone, Chera ...
,
Cervere
Cervere is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo.
Cervere borders the following municipalities: Cherasco, Fossano, Marene, Salmour, and Sav ...
,
La Morra
La Morra is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,668 and an area of .All demographics ...
,
Marene,
Narzole
Narzole is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo.
Narzole borders the following municipalities: Barolo, Bene Vagienna, Cherasco, La Morra, ...
, and
Salmour
Salmour is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo.
Salmour borders the following municipalities: Bene Vagienna, Cervere, Cherasco, Fossano, ...
.
The
Cherasco Synagogue in the old Jewish
ghetto
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has a notable
Baroque Torah ark and
bimah.
The
Visconti Castle is a medieval one, uilt in the 14th century by
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (; 2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) was an Italian filmmaker, stage director, and screenwriter. A major figure of Italian art and culture in the mid-20th century, Visconti was one of the ...
,
Lord of Milan
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Before elevation to duchy
Until 1259, Milan was a free commune that ele ...
, and partly reconstructed at the beginning of the 20th century.
On 28 April 1796 in Cherasco was signed an
armistice
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between
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader wh ...
.
Demographic evolution
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Twin towns – sister cities
Cherasco is
twinned with:
*
Villars-sur-Var, France (1981)
*
Möckmühl
Möckmühl is a town in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Jagst, 22 km northeast of Heilbronn.
Local council
Elections in 2014:
* Free voters: 8 seats
* Citizen list/CDU: 6 seats
* ...
, Germany (2001)
*
Piliscsaba
Piliscsaba is a town in Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary, located in northwestern Pest County, near the border of Komárom-Esztergom in a valley between the Buda and Pilis hills. It is accessible by Highway 10 and lies on the Budapest-Eszterg ...
, Hungary (2005)
*
Cefa, Romania (2006)
*
Aksakovo, Bulgaria (2009)
See also
*
BRC Racing Team
References
Sources
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