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Cerrina Monferrato (population about 1,600) is a commune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Alessandria. Its municipal borders enclose an area of 17.3 square kilometres (6.7 sq mi) ranging in elevation from 158 to 422 metres (518 to 1,385 ft) above sea level. The commune borders Gabiano to the north, Mombello Monferrato to the east, Castelletto Merli and Odalengo Piccolo to the south, and Odalengo Grande and Villamiroglio to the west. The two principal population centres are Valle Cerrina which had a population of 583 at the time of the 2001 census, and Cerrina itself, the historic centre and capoluogo which had a population of 353. Montalero (pop. 35) and Rosingo (pop. 261) were both communes in their own right until 1928. The other settlements include Montaldo, Piancerreto and Gaminella: although the last lies mostly within the commune of Mombello Monferrato.[4][5]

Cerrina Monferrato
Comune
Comune di Cerrina Monferrato
Coat of arms
Location of Cerrina Monferrato
Cerrina Monferrato
Location of Cerrina Monferrato in Italy
Cerrina Monferrato
Cerrina Monferrato (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 45°7′N 8°13′E
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceAlessandria (AL)
FrazioniValle, Montalero, Piancerreto, Montaldo, Rosingo [1]
Government
 • MayorMarco Cornaglia
Area
[2]
 • Total17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Elevation
225 m (738 ft)
Population
 (10 January 2021)[3]
 • Total1,313
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
15020
Dialing code0142
Patron saintNazarius and Celsus
Saint day28 July
WebsiteOfficial website

History


In 2005 Cerrina was the centre of swarms of locusts or grasshoppers (the local Calliptamus italicus) which, unprecedented in their magnitude and moving at speeds of up to 55 kilometres per hour (34 mph), threatened the vineyards of Monferrato and the province of Asti.[6]


References


  1. Statuto Comunale, Comune di Cerrina.
  2. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ‘Popolazione residente al 1 Gennaio 2009 per età, sesso e stato civile: Cerrina Monferrato’, Istat, 2009.
  4. Sandro Lombardini, Comune di Cerrina, Schede storico-territoriali dei comuni del Piemonte, (Regione Piemonte, 2002). Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ‘Popolazione residente - Alessandria (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001’, 2001 Census, Istat.
  6. John Phillips, ‘Plague of locusts threatens Italian vineyards’, The Independent, 23 July 2005.


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[de] Cerrina Monferrato

Cerrina Monferrato (piemontesisch la Srin-a) ist eine Gemeinde mit 1347 (Stand 31. Dezember 2019) Einwohnern in der italienischen Provinz Alessandria (AL), Region Piemont.
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[es] Cerrina Monferrato

Cerrina Monferrato es una localidad y comune italiana de la provincia de Alessandria, región de Piamonte, con 1.602 habitantes.

[ru] Черрина-Монферрато

Черрина-Монферрато (итал. Cerrina Monferrato) — коммуна в Италии, располагается в регионе Пьемонт, в провинции Алессандрия.


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