Vintebbio
| Vintebbio | |
|---|---|
| Frazione | |
 | |
  Vintebbio Location of Vintebbio in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°39′59″N 8°19′55″E / 45.66639°N 8.33194°ECoordinates: 45°39′59″N 8°19′55″E / 45.66639°N 8.33194°E | |
| Country |
 Italy |
| Region |
 Piedmont |
| Province | Vercelli (VC) |
| Comune | Serravalle Sesia |
| Elevation[1] | 297 m (974 ft) |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
| • Total | 390 |
| Demonym | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 13037 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0163 |
Vintebbio is a frazione (and parish) of the municipality of Serravalle Sesia, in Piedmont, northern Italy.
Overview
The castle with monte Barone in the background
It is a village located some km south from the centre of Serravalle, on the right side of Sesia river. Vintebbio is located at the foot of an hill where the impressive ruins of a middle ages castle, built by the bishops of Vercelli,[3] overlook the village.
Since 1927 it was a separate comune (municipality).
References
- ↑ Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0), pubblished by Regione Piemonte - 2007
- ↑ 14° Censimento generale della popolazione e delle abitazioni, Istat on-line data: dawinci.istat.it (accessed in June 2013)
- ↑ Castello di Vintebbio, on-line on www.comune.serravallesesia.vc.it (access date: 20-6-2013)
External links
Media related to Vintebbio at Wikimedia Commons