Vinzaglio
Encyclopedia
Vinzaglio is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Novara
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 70 km northeast of Turin
and about 15 km southwest of Novara
. It is an agricultural borough in the rice-growing plain of Vercelli
.
Vinzaglio borders the following municipalities: Borgo Vercelli
, Casalino
, Confienza
, Palestro
and Vercelli. The Battle of Palestro
was fought near the town on 30/31 May 1859.
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 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 70 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 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...
. It is an agricultural borough in the rice-growing plain 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...
.
Vinzaglio borders the following municipalities: Borgo Vercelli
Borgo Vercelli
Borgo Vercelli is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 7 km northeast of Vercelli....
, Casalino
Casalino
Casalino is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 11 km southwest of Novara...
, Confienza
Confienza
Confienza is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 50 km northwest of Pavia....
, Palestro
Palestro
Palestro is a town and comune in the province of Pavia. It is located on the banks of the river Sesia.-History:Although located in area settled by Celts, Etruscans, Romans and Lombards, Palestro is mentioned for the first time in 999 AD, when it was given to the bishop of Vercelli by emperor Otto...
and Vercelli. The Battle of Palestro
Battle of Palestro
The Battle of Palestro was fought on 30/31 May 1859 between the Austrian Empire and the combined forces of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont and France. The Franco-Piedmontese forces were victorious...
was fought near the town on 30/31 May 1859.