Montemagno (''Montmagn'' in

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) is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

Province of Asti The province of Asti (; Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ''provincia d'Ast'') is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the northwest it borders on the Metropolitan City of Turin; ...

in the Italian region

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, located about east of

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and about northeast of

Asti Asti ( , ; ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) of 74,348 inhabitants (1–1–2021) located in the Italy, Italian region of Piedmont, about east of Turin, in the plain of the Tanaro, Tanaro River. It is the capital of the province of Asti and ...

. 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

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. The municipality of Montemagno contains the ''

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'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Santo Stefano and San Carlo. Montemagno borders the following municipalities:

Altavilla Monferrato Altavilla Monferrato is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria. Altavilla Monferrato borders the following municipalities: Casorz ...

( 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, Grazz ...

Castagnole Monferrato Castagnole 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 Asti ( , ; ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) of 74,348 inhabitants (1–1 ...

, 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

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consisting of twelve

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s labeled by Roman numerals connoting its identity, and is included in the " Castelli Aperti" circuit in southern Piedmont.

Attractions and landmarks

The ''Casa sul portone'', the last remaining

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of the

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, and the Baroque

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-stone staircase are historically valuable. The ''chiesa di San Vittore'', the Romanesque church dedicated to Saint Victor, with a high

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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 ''

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'' daily newspaper, the square of the ''chiesa parrocchiale dei Santi Martino e

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'' was mentioned as one of the most beautiful squares in

, because the staircase and the church dominating it are very similar to the ones at

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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, linguist * Umberto Lombardo, football player * Luigi Giuseppe Lasagna, second Salesian bishop,

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in Brazil *

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, archbishop,

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in Honduras

References

External links

*
Institutional website
*
Montemagno
by 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 Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in northwest Italy, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli which forms part of the ecclesiastical region of Piedmont.

*
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