Cherasco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Cuneo. As of 1-1-2017, it had a population of 9 096 and an area of 81.2 square kilometres (31.4 sq mi).[3]

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Cherasco Cherasch
Comune
Comune di Cherasco
Location of Cherasco
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Coordinates: 44°39′N 7°52′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Province of Cuneo (CN)
Frazioni	Bricco de' Faule, Roreto, Barali, Bernocchi, Cappellazzo, Carena, Corno, Furno, Ghidone, Gianoglio, Giardina, Gombe, Meane, Picchi, San Bartolomeo, San Giovanni, San Gregorio, San Martino, Sant'Antonino, Sant'Antonio, Tetti Lelli, Veglia
Government
• Mayor	Carlo Davico
Area [1]
• Total	81.54 km2 (31.48 sq mi)
Elevation	288 m (945 ft)
Population  (1 January 2021)[2]
• Total	9,383
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Demonym	Cheraschese(i)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	12062
Dialing code	0172
Website	Official website

The municipality of Cherasco contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of Bricco de' Faule, Cappellazzo, Meane, Roreto, San Bartolomeo, San Giovanni, Sant'Antonio and Veglia.

Cherasco borders the following municipalities: Bra, Cavallermaggiore, Cervere, La Morra, Marene, Narzole, and Salmour.

The Cherasco Synagogue in the old Jewish ghetto has a notable Baroque Torah ark and bimah.

The Visconti Castle is a medieval one, uilt in the 14th century by Luchino Visconti, Lord of Milan, and partly reconstructed at the beginning of the 20th century.[4]

On 28 April 1796 in Cherasco was signed an armistice between Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Napoleon Bonaparte.

Demographic evolution

Twin towns – sister cities

Cherasco is twinned with:[5]

• Villars-sur-Var, France (1981)
• Möckmühl, Germany (2001)
• Piliscsaba, Hungary (2005)
• Cefa, Romania (2006)
• Aksakovo, Bulgaria (2009)

See also

• BRC Racing Team

References

Sources

• Conti, Flavio (1980). I castelli del Piemonte. Tomo III (in Italian). Novara: Istituto Geografico De Agostini.

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