Montemagno (''Montmagn'' in
Piedmontese) is a ''
comune'' (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 region
Piedmont, located about east of
Turin and about northeast 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 ...
. As of 31 December 2010 it had a population of 1,228 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics]
from the Italian statistical institute Istat.
The municipality of Montemagno contains the ''
frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Santo Stefano and San Carlo.
Montemagno borders the following municipalities:
Altavilla Monferrato (
AL),
Casorzo
Casorzo Monferrato is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northeast of Asti.
Casorzo borders the following municipalities: Altavilla Monferrato, Grana, Grazza ...
,
Castagnole Monferrato
Castagnole Monferrato is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northe ...
,
Grana,
Refrancore, and
Viarigi
Viarigi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northeast of Asti.
Viarigi borders the following municipalities: Altavilla Monferrato, Felizzano, Montemagno, ...
.
Founded around the year 1000, Montemagno is a
hamlet consisting of twelve
alleys labeled by Roman numerals connoting its identity, and is included in the "
Castelli Aperti
Castelli may refer to:
Places Argentina
* Castelli, Buenos Aires, city in Buenos Aires Province
* Castelli Partido, partido in Buenos Aires Province
* Juan José Castelli, Chaco, in Chaco Province
* Villa Castelli, Argentina, in La Rioja Pr ...
" circuit in southern Piedmont.
Attractions and landmarks
The ''Casa sul portone'', the last remaining
gate
A gate or gateway is a point of entry to or from a space enclosed by walls. The word derived from old Norse "gat" meaning road or path; But other terms include ''yett and port''. The concept originally referred to the gap or hole in the wall ...
of the
defensive wall
A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. The walls can range from simple palisades or earthworks to extensive military fortifications with towers, bastions and gates ...
, and the Baroque
Cumiana-stone staircase are historically valuable.
The ''chiesa di San Vittore'', the Romanesque church dedicated to Saint Victor, with a high
bell tower
A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will contain church bells, but there are also many secular bell tower ...
at its side, is appreciable from an architectural standpoint.
The ''chiesa campestre di Santa Maria di Vallinò'', the small country church dedicated to Vallinò's Madonna, where the local population makes frequent pilgrimages to, is immersed in the countryside. In the last years the small church has been a picnicking place for tourists, thanks to its privileged location at the center of a valley among the hills of the village.
On ''
La Stampa
''La Stampa'' (meaning ''The Press'' in English) is an Italian daily newspaper published in Turin, Italy. It is distributed in Italy and other European nations. It is one of the oldest newspapers in Italy.
History and profile
The paper was fou ...
'' daily newspaper, the square of the ''chiesa parrocchiale dei Santi
Martino e
Stefano'' was mentioned as one of the most beautiful squares in
Piedmont, because the staircase and the church dominating it are very similar to the ones at
Piazza di Spagna in Rome.
File:Chiesa dei Santi Martino e Stefano di Montemagno.jpg, Chiesa parrocchiale dei Santi Martino e Stefano
File:Castello di Montemagno.JPG, The castle
File:Casa sul Portone di Montemagno.jpg, Casa sul Portone
File:Montemagno Chiesa di San Vittore.jpg, Torre di San Vittore
File:Chiesa di San Michele di Montemagno.jpg, Chiesa della Confraternita di San Michele Arcangelo
File:Chiesa della Trinità di Montemagno.jpg, Chiesa della Confraternita della Santissima Trinità
File:Chiesa della Cava di Montemagno.JPG, Chiesa di Santa Maria della Cava
Demographic evolution
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Notable people
*
Bice Mortara Garavelli
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, linguist
*
Umberto Lombardo Umberto is a masculine Italian given name. It is the Italian form of Humbert. People with the name include:
* King Umberto I of Italy (1844–1900)
* King Umberto II of Italy (1904–1983)
* Prince Umberto, Count of Salemi (1889–1918)
* Umberto I ...
, football player
*
Luigi Giuseppe Lasagna
Luigi Giuseppe Lasagna , best known as Dom Luís (4 March 1850 – 6 November 1895) was an Italian Salesian priest and Titular Bishop of the Diocese of Oea
The Diocese of Oea (Latin: ''Dioecesis Oëensis'') is a suppressed and titular See of th ...
, second Salesian bishop,
missionary in Brazil
*
Luigi Bianco
Luigi Bianco was born 3 March 1960 is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has been an apostolic nuncio with the rank of archbishop since 2009.
Biography
Luigi Bianc ...
, archbishop,
Apostolic nuncio in Honduras
References
External links
*
Institutional website*
Montemagnoby MonferratoArte, a website containing a wide historical-bibliographical repertoire of the artists working at the suburban churches in the
Diocese of Casale Monferrato
The Diocese of Casale Monferrato (Latin: ''Dioecesis Casalensis'') is a Roman Catholic diocese in northwest Italy, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli which forms part of the ecclesiastical region of Piedmont.
*
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