Romagnano Sesia is a town and comune

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) of c. 4,000 inhabitants in the Province of Novara

Province of Novara

Novara is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Novara.It has an area of 1,339 km², and a total population of 365.156 . There are 88 communes in the province.-External links:*...

 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 80 km northeast 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 Novara

Novara

Novara is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With c. 105,000 inhabitants, it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is an important crossroads for commercial traffic along the routes from Milan to Turin...

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Romagnano Sesia borders the following municipalities: Cavallirio

Cavallirio

Cavallirio is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 20 km northwest of Novara...

, Fontaneto d'Agogna

Fontaneto d'Agogna

Fontaneto d'Agogna is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km northeast of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Novara...

, Gattinara

Gattinara

Gattinara is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about north of Vercelli...

, Ghemme

Ghemme

Ghemme is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located on the river Sesia about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Novara....

, Prato Sesia

Prato Sesia

Prato Sesia is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 30 km northwest of Novara. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,961 and an area of 12.3 km².Prato Sesia borders the following...

, and Serravalle Sesia

Serravalle Sesia

Serravalle Sesia is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 40 km north of Vercelli....

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One of its most famous historical places is the so-called "Cantina dei Santi" (Saints'cellar), that is a room which is the only reaining evidence of the ancient, powerful Benedectine monastery of S. Silano. The Cantina is completely painted with frescos dating back to the 15th century (Biblical story of David and king Saul).

External links

• Official website