Albugnano
Encyclopedia
Albugnano is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Asti
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 20 km east of Turin
and about 25 km northwest of Asti
.
Albugnano borders the following municipalities: Aramengo
, Berzano di San Pietro
, Castelnuovo Don Bosco
, Moncucco Torinese
, Passerano Marmorito
, and Pino d'Asti
.
Not far is the Vezzolano Abbey
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Asti
Province of Asti
The Province of Asti is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the north west it borders on the province of Turin; to the south west it borders on the province of Cuneo. To the east it borders on the province of Alessandria, while in the south it...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
, located about 20 km east of Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
and about 25 km northwest of Asti
Asti
Asti is a city and comune of about 75,000 inhabitants located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about 55 kilometres east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River...
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Albugnano borders the following municipalities: Aramengo
Aramengo
Aramengo is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km east of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Asti...
, Berzano di San Pietro
Berzano di San Pietro
Berzano di San Pietro is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km east of Turin and about 30 km northwest of Asti...
, Castelnuovo Don Bosco
Castelnuovo Don Bosco
Castelnuovo Don Bosco is a comune in the province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km east of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Asti, on a hill near the confluence of the Nevissano and Bardella.Castelnuovo Don Bosco borders the following municipalities:...
, Moncucco Torinese
Moncucco Torinese
Moncucco Torinese is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km east of Turin and about 30 km northwest of Asti.It has a castle , housing a Museum of Chalk....
, Passerano Marmorito
Passerano Marmorito
Passerano Marmorito is a small rural comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 25 km east of Turin and about 20 km northwest of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 454 and an area of 12.1 km².-Geography:The capoluogo of the...
, and Pino d'Asti
Pino d'Asti
Pino d'Asti is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km east of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 225 and an area of 4.1 km²....
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Main sights
- Parish church of San Giacomo Maggiore (15th century), with a 19th century façade.
- Church of St. Peter (11th century)
- Tower belvedere, named after a medieval watch tower destroyed in 1401.
Not far is the Vezzolano Abbey
Vezzolano Abbey
The Abbey of Vezzolano is an abbey in the territory of Albugnano, Piedmont, northern Italy, in Gothic-Romanesque style.-History:According to a legend, the foundation of the abbey dates to Charlemagne times. Here he would be hunting, in the year 773, when three skeletons appeared to him from the tomb...
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