San Pietro Mosezzo

San Pietro Mosezzo
Comune
Comune di San Pietro Mosezzo
Parish church
Coat of arms
San Pietro Mosezzo Location of San Pietro Mosezzo in Italy
Coordinates: 45°27′N 8°33′E / 45.450°N 8.550°E / 45.450; 8.550
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province / Metropolitan city	Novara (NO)
Frazioni	Cesto, Mosezzo, Nibbia, San Pietro
Government
• Mayor	Mauro Degregori
Area
• Total	34.83 km2 (13.45 sq mi)
Elevation	155 m (509 ft)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	1,992
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Sanpietrini
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	28060
Dialing code	0321
Patron saint	Sts. Peter and Paul
Saint day	June 29
Website	www.comune.sanpietromosezzo.no.it

San Pietro Mosezzo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 miles) northeast of Turin and about 5 kilometres (3 miles) west of Novara.

San Pietro Mosezzo is divided into four frazioni (wards)—San Pietro (chef-lieu), Cesto, Mosezzo and Nibbia—and three hamlets—Cascinazza, San Stefano and Torre San Pietrina (San Pietro Mosezzo's industrial park). The Canale Cavour flows across the town.

San Pietro Mosezzo borders the following municipalities: Biandrate, Briona, Caltignaga, Casaleggio Novara, Casalino, Novara, and Vicolungo.

Main sights

• Parish church of Saint Peter (16th century)
• Parish church of Saints Vito and Modesto (12th century)
• Parish church of Saints Quirico and Judith, at Cesto
• Parish church of Saint Lawrence (11th century), at Nibbia
• Farmstead Motta, whose existence is proven by a sale bill of August 2, 1380 between Gian Galeazzo Visconti and Antonio Pozzo which transferred the property of the lands of Vinzaglio

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