Bistagno
Encyclopedia
Bistagno is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Alessandria
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 70 km southeast of Turin
and about 35 km southwest of Alessandria
.
Bistagno borders the following municipalities: Castelletto d'Erro
, Melazzo
, Monastero Bormida
, Montabone
, Ponti
, Rocchetta Palafea
, Sessame
, and Terzo
.
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 Alessandria
Province of Alessandria
The Province of Alessandria is an Italian province, with a population of some 430,000, which forms the southeastern part of the region of Piedmont. The provincial capital is the city of Alessandria....
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 70 km southeast 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 35 km southwest of Alessandria
Alessandria
-Monuments:* The Citadel * The church of Santa Maria di Castello * The church of Santa Maria del Carmine * Palazzo Ghilini * Università del Piemonte Orientale-Museums:* The Marengo Battle Museum...
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Bistagno borders the following municipalities: Castelletto d'Erro
Castelletto d'Erro
Castelletto d'Erro is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km southwest of Alessandria....
, Melazzo
Melazzo
Melazzo is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km southwest of Alessandria...
, Monastero Bormida
Monastero Bormida
Monastero Bormida is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 30 km southeast of Asti....
, Montabone
Montabone
Montabone is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 25 km southeast of Asti...
, Ponti
Ponti (AL)
Ponti is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 35 km southwest of Alessandria....
, Rocchetta Palafea
Rocchetta Palafea
Rocchetta Palafea is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 25 km southeast of Asti...
, Sessame
Sessame
Sessame is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 30 km southeast of Asti...
, and Terzo
Terzo (AL)
Terzo is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 30 km southwest of Alessandria....
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Notable people
- Giuseppe SaraccoGiuseppe SaraccoGiuseppe Saracco was an Italian politician, financier and Knight of the Annunziata.-Biography:Giuseppe Saracco was born at Bistagno ....
(1821–1907), politician - Giulio MonteverdeGiulio MonteverdeGiulio Monteverde was an Italian naturalist sculptor and teacher.-Biography:Monteverde was born in Bistagno, Italy and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. He later became a professor there...
(1837–1917), sculptor