Serralunga di Crea
Encyclopedia
Serralunga di Crea is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Alessandria
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 45 km east of Turin
and about 35 km northwest of Alessandria
.
It is most famous for the Sacro Monte di Crea
, a site of pilgrimage
and worship close to it.
Serralunga di Crea borders the following municipalities: Cereseto
, Mombello Monferrato
, Pontestura
, Ponzano Monferrato
, and Solonghello
.
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 45 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 35 km northwest 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...
.
It is most famous for the Sacro Monte di Crea
Sacro Monte di Crea
The Sacro Monte di Crea is a Roman Catholic sanctuary in the comune of Serralunga di Crea, Piedmont, northern Italy...
, a site of pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...
and worship close to it.
Serralunga di Crea borders the following municipalities: Cereseto
Cereseto
Cereseto is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km east of Turin and about 30 km northwest of Alessandria...
, Mombello Monferrato
Mombello Monferrato
Mombello Monferrato is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km east of Turin and about 40 km northwest of Alessandria.-External links:*...
, Pontestura
Pontestura
Pontestura is a commune with a population of 1,539 in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont...
, Ponzano Monferrato
Ponzano Monferrato
Ponzano Monferrato is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km east of Turin and about 35 km northwest of Alessandria...
, and Solonghello
Solonghello
Solonghello is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km east of Turin and about 35 km northwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 234 and an area of 4.9 km².Solonghello borders the following...
.