Belforte Monferrato
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Belforte Monferrato | ||
|---|---|---|
| Comune | ||
| Comune di Belforte Monferrato | ||
 | ||
| ||
  Belforte Monferrato | ||
| Coordinates: 44°38′N 8°40′E / 44.633°N 8.667°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Piedmont | |
| Province | Alessandria (AL) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Franco Ravera | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) | |
| Population (31 December 2006[1]) | ||
| • Total | 449 | |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| Demonym | Belfortesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 15070 | |
| Dialing code | 0143 | |
Belforte Monferrato is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km southeast of Turin and about 30 km south of Alessandria.
It is home to a castle, built in the 15th-17th centuries around a 12th-century tower of the Republic of Genoa.
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.