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Cherasco

Coordinates: 44°39′N 7°52′E / 44.650°N 7.867°E / 44.650; 7.867
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Cherasco
Cherasch
Comune di Cherasco
Location of Cherasco
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Cherasco is located in Italy
Cherasco
Cherasco
Location of Cherasco in Italy
Cherasco is located in Piedmont
Cherasco
Cherasco
Cherasco (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°39′N 7°52′E / 44.650°N 7.867°E / 44.650; 7.867
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceProvince of Cuneo (CN)
FrazioniBricco de' Faule, Roreto, Barali, Bernocchi, Cappellazzo, Carena, Corno, Furno, Ghidone, Gianoglio, Giardina, Gombe, Meane, Picchi, San Bartolomeo, San Giovanni, San Gregorio, San Martino, Sant'Antonino, Sant'Antonio, Tetti Lelli, Veglia
Government
 • MayorCarlo Davico
Area
 • Total81.54 km2 (31.48 sq mi)
Elevation
288 m (945 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2021)[2]
 • Total9,383
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
DemonymCheraschese(i)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
12062
Dialing code0172
WebsiteOfficial website

Cherasco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Cuneo. As of 1-1-2017, it had a population of 9096 and an area of 81.2 square kilometres (31.4 sq mi).[3]

The municipality of Cherasco contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of Bricco de' Faule, Cappellazzo, Meane, Roreto, San Bartolomeo, San Giovanni, Sant'Antonio and Veglia.

Cherasco borders the following municipalities: Bra, Cavallermaggiore, Cervere, La Morra, Marene, Narzole, and Salmour.

The Cherasco Synagogue in the old Jewish ghetto has a notable Baroque Torah ark and bimah.

The medieval Visconti Castle was built in the 14th century by Luchino Visconti, Lord of Milan, and partly reconstructed at the beginning of the 20th century.[4]

On 28 April 1796 in Cherasco was signed an armistice between Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Napoleon Bonaparte.

Demographic evolution

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Twin towns – sister cities

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Cherasco is twinned with:[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  4. ^ Conti (1980), pp. 97–98
  5. ^ "Gemellaggi" (in Italian). Cherasco. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

Sources

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  • Conti, Flavio (1980). I castelli del Piemonte. Tomo III (in Italian). Novara: Istituto Geografico De Agostini.