Trino
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Trino is a 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) in the Province of Vercelli
Province of Vercelli
Vercelli is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is Vercelli., it has an area of 2,088 km², and a total population of 176,829...

 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 50 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 15 km southwest of Vercelli
Vercelli
Vercelli is a city and comune of about 47,000 inhabitants in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, around the year 600 BC.The city is situated on the river Sesia in the plain of the river...

, at the foot of the Montferrat
Montferrat
Montferrat is part of the region of Piedmont in Northern Italy. It comprises roughly the modern provinces of Alessandria and Asti. Montferrat is one of the most important wine districts of Italy...

 hills.

Trino borders the following municipalities: Bianzè
Bianzè
Bianzè is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km northeast of Turin and about 25 km west of Vercelli....

, Camino
Camino (AL)
Camino 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...

, Costanzana
Costanzana
Costanzana is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km northeast of Turin and about 10 km southwest of Vercelli....

, Fontanetto Po
Fontanetto Po
Fontanetto Po is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km northeast of Turin and about 20 km southwest of Vercelli....

, Livorno Ferraris
Livorno Ferraris
Livorno Ferraris is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km northeast of Turin and about 25 km west of Vercelli....

, Morano sul Po
Morano sul Po
Morano sul Po is a comune with a population of 1,587 and an area of 17.7 km² in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont....

, Palazzolo Vercellese
Palazzolo Vercellese
Palazzolo Vercellese is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km northeast of Turin and about 20 km southwest of Vercelli...

, Ronsecco
Ronsecco
Ronsecco is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km northeast of Turin and about 13 km southwest of Vercelli...

, and Tricerro
Tricerro
Tricerro is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km northeast of Turin and about 11 km southwest of Vercelli. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 627 and an area of 12.2 km².Tricerro borders the following municipalities:...

.

Trino was the site of Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Plant
Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Plant (Italy)
Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Plant was a nuclear power plant at Trino , in north-west Italy....

. The church of San Michele in Insula (built in the 10th-11th centuries) has 12th century frescoes. The Lucedio Abbey
Lucedio Abbey
Lucedio Abbey is a 12th century former Cistercian foundation near Trino, which is now in the province of Vercelli, north-west Italy...

is also located in the municipal territory.
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