Moncalvo
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| Comune di Moncalvo | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Asti (AT) |
| Mayor | Roberto Mombellardo (elected 2004-06-13) |
| Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| Area | 17.7 km² (7 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Dec. 2004[1]) | |
| - Total | 3,319 |
| - Density | 188/km² (487/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Gentilic | Moncalvini |
| Dialing code | 0141 |
| Postal code | 14036 |
| Frazioni | Castellino, Patro, Santa Maria, Gessi, Stazione |
| Patron | St. Anthony of Padua |
| - Day | June 13 |
| Website: www.provincia.asti.it/hosting/moncalvo/index.html http://www.comune.moncalvo.asti.it/ |
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- For the painter called Il Moncalvo, see Guglielmo Caccia
Moncalvo is a city and commune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km east of Turin and about 15 km northeast of Asti on the national road SS 547 which links Asti to Casale Monferrato and Vercelli. Historically it was part of the state of Montferrat and was of particular importance during the early years of the Paleologi period of the marquisate. Its best-known inhabitants were the Baroque painter Guglielmo Caccia and ‘La Bella Rosin’, King Vittorio Emanuele II’s favourite mistress and eventually wife.
Moncalvo borders the following municipalities: Alfiano Natta, Castelletto Merli, Cereseto, Grana, Grazzano Badoglio, Ottiglio, Penango, and Ponzano Monferrato.
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[edit] External links
- www.provincia.asti.it/hosting/moncalvo/index.html (Italian) (English) (French) (German)
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