Incisa Scapaccino
Encyclopedia
Incisa Scapaccino is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Asti
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 60 km southeast of Turin
and about 15 km southeast of Asti
.
Incisa Scapaccino borders the following municipalities: Bergamasco
, Castelnuovo Belbo
, Cortiglione
, Masio
, Nizza Monferrato
, Oviglio
, and Vaglio Serra
.
The town was the seat of an Aleramic marquisate
from 1161 to 1548.
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 60 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 15 km southeast 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...
.
Incisa Scapaccino borders the following municipalities: Bergamasco
Bergamasco (AL)
Bergamasco is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 15 km southwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 747 and an area of 13.3 km².It is located between the hills of...
, Castelnuovo Belbo
Castelnuovo Belbo
Castelnuovo Belbo is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 20 km southeast of Asti....
, Cortiglione
Cortiglione
Cortiglione is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 15 km southeast of Asti...
, Masio
Masio
Masio is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 20 km southwest of Alessandria....
, Nizza Monferrato
Nizza Monferrato
Nizza Monferrato is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 20 km southeast of Asti....
, Oviglio
Oviglio
Oviglio is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km southeast of Turin and about 12 km southwest of Alessandria...
, and Vaglio Serra
Vaglio Serra
Vaglio Serra is a comune in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 15 km southeast of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 293 and an area of 4.6 km².Vaglio Serra borders the following municipalities:...
.
The town was the seat of an Aleramic marquisate
Marquisate of Incisa
The Marquisate of Incisa was a lordship of the House of Aleramici in southern Piedmont, northern Italy, which existed between the 12th and 16th centuries.-History:...
from 1161 to 1548.