Agrate Conturbia

Agrate Conturbia
— *Comune* —
Comune di Agrate Conturbia
View of Agrate.
Agrate Conturbia Location of Agrate Conturbia in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Novara (NO)
Frazioni	Agrate, Conturbia
Government
• Mayor	Angelo Gatti
Area
• Total	14.51 km² (5.6 sq mi)
Elevation	337 m (1,106 ft)
Population (2005^[1])
• Total	1,371
• Density	94.5/km² (244.7/sq mi)
Demonym	Agratesi, Conturbiesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	28010
Dialing code	0322
Website	Official website

Agrate Conturbia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 100 km northeast of Turin and about 25 km north of Novara. It consists ot two towns, Agrate and Coturbia, located in the low hills between Cressa and Borgo Ticino, south of Lake Maggiore.

Agrate Conturbia borders the following municipalities: Bogogno, Borgo Ticino, Divignano, Mezzomerico, Suno, and Veruno.

Main sights

Castle of Agrate, of which few original parts remain after it was damaged in 1400
Castle of Coturbia, also modified
Parish church of San Vittore, documented as early as 978
Baptistry of Agrate, in Romanesque style. It is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. The lower section (based over a Roman edifice) dates to c. 930, while the upper one is from c. 1120. It has an octagonal plan, with a small portal surmounted by a single mullioned window. Further triple, blind mullioned windows decorate each face of the building, as well as Lombard bands. The interior has some 15th century frescoes.