Castelnuovo Don Bosco

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Comune di Castelnuovo Don Bosco
Coat of arms of Comune di Castelnuovo Don Bosco
Municipal coat of arms

Location of Castelnuovo Don Bosco in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Piedmont
Province Asti (AT)
Elevation 306 m (1,004 ft)
Area 22.0 km² (8 sq mi)
Population (as of 31 December 2004)
 - Total 3,101
 - Density 141/km² (365/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 45°2′N, 7°58′E
Gentilic Castelnovesi
Dialing code 011
Postal code 14022
Frazioni Mondonio San Domenico Savio[1], Bardella, Nevissano, Ranello, Morialdo[2]
Patron St. Roch
 - Day August 16
Website: www.comune.castelnuovodonbosco.at.it

Castelnuovo Don Bosco (Piedmontese: Castelneuv d'Ast) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km east of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Asti, on a hill near the confluence of the Nevissano and Bardella.

Basilica of John Bosco.
Basilica of John Bosco.

Castelnuovo Don Bosco borders the following municipalities: Albugnano, Buttigliera d'Asti, Capriglio, Moncucco Torinese, Moriondo Torinese, Passerano Marmorito, and Pino d'Asti.

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[edit] History

Castenlnuovo's origins, as attested by the name (meaning "New Castle") are connected to a castle built before 1000 AD, around which a burgh grew as time passed. It was once divided in two by the lords of Riva and the counts of Biandrate, until it was given by the German emperors to the marquesses of Montferrat. Subsequently it was under the commune of Asti, then a fief of the lords of Rivalba and of those of Piea, until it returned to Montferrat. Later it was acquired by the house of Savoy. It was a fief of the Simiana until the late 18th century.

It was named Castelnuovo d'Asti, prior or being renamed in honor of John Bosco.

[edit] Main sights

  • Medieval tower, one of the few remains of the castle once overlooking the burgh. In the nearby is a Baroque sanctuary of the Madonna.
  • Parrocchiale of Sant'Andrea.
  • Villa Filippello, in Liberty style.
  • Palazzo dei Rivalba.
  • Basilica of Don Bosco, in the saint's native quarter.
  • Romanesque church of Sant'Eusebio, on the road leading to Berzano San Pietro.
  • Also in Romanesque style is Santa Maria di Rasetto, in the locality of Garesio outside the town.

In the frazione of Mondonio are the notable Castello di Rivalba, with a large square tower, and a Baroque parish church.

[edit] Notable Castelnovesi

[edit] Demographic evolution

[edit] References

  1. ^ Independent comune until 1929.
  2. ^ Including Becchi, now Colle Don Bosco

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