Trino
| Trino | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Trino | |
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View of the town with campanile of St. Dominic Church | |
  Trino Location of Trino in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′N 8°18′E / 45.200°N 8.300°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Vercelli (VC) |
| Frazioni | Leri Cavour, Lucedio, Robella |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alessandro Portinaro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.6 km2 (27.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,490 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Trinesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 13039 |
| Dialing code | 0161 |
| Website | Official website |
Trino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Vercelli, at the foot of the Montferrat hills.
Trino borders the following municipalities: Bianzè, Camino, Costanzana, Fontanetto Po, Livorno Ferraris, Morano sul Po, Palazzolo Vercellese, Ronsecco, and Tricerro.
Trino was the site of Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Plant. The Romanesque church of San Michele in Insula (built in the 10th–11th centuries) has 12th-century frescoes. The Lucedio Abbey is also located in the municipal territory.
Twin towns
Chauvigny, France, since 1961
Geisenheim, Germany, since 1974
Banfora, Burkina Faso, since 1999
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