Trino

Trino
Comune
Comune di Trino

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 / 45.200; 8.300
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Province / Metropolitan city 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 10th11th centuries) has 12th-century frescoes. The Lucedio Abbey is also located in the municipal territory.

Twin towns

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.


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