Serralunga di Crea (
Piedmontese
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: ''Seralonga 'd Crea'') is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Alessandria in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about east of
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ...
and about northwest of
Alessandria.
It is most famous for the
Sacro Monte di Crea, a site of
pilgrimage
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and worship close to it.
Serralunga di Crea borders the following municipalities:
Cereseto,
Mombello Monferrato,
Pontestura
Pontestura (in Piedmontese ''Pont da Stura'') is a ''commune'' with a population of 1,539 in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont. It is located on the right bank of the Po River about east of Turin and about west of Cas ...
,
Ponzano Monferrato, and
Solonghello
Solonghello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 234 and an area of .All dem ...
.
References
External links
Official web site for European Sacred Mountains
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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