Province of Alessandria

Province of Italy

Province in Piedmont, Italy

Province of Alessandria

Provincia di Alessandria (Italian)
Provincia ëd Lissandria (Piedmontese)

Province

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Location of the Province of Alessandria within Italy

Country|  Italy
Region|  Piedmont
Capital(s)| Alessandria
Comuni| 190
Government

• President| Gianfranco Lorenzo Baldi
Area

• Total

| 3,558.83 km2 (1,374.07 sq mi)
Population

(30 April 2017)

• Total

| 425,297
• Density| 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
GDP

[1]

• Total| €11.722 billion (2015)
• Per capita| €27,238 (2015)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

15010-15013, 15015-15018, 15020-15036, 15038-15046, 15048-15053, 15055-15079, 15100

Telephone prefix| 010, 019, 0131, 0141, 0142, 0143, 0144
Vehicle registration| AL
ISTAT| 06
Map of the province

The province of Alessandria (Italian: provincia di Alessandria; Piedmontese: provincia ëd Lissandria; in Piedmontese of Alessandria: provinsa ëd Lissändria) is an Italian province, with a population of some 425,000, which forms the southeastern part of the region of Piedmont. The provincial capital is the city of Alessandria.

With an area of 3,558.83 square kilometres (1,374.07 sq mi) it is the third largest province of Piedmont after the province of Cuneo and the Metropolitan City of Turin. To the north it borders on the province of Vercelli and to the west on the Metropolitan City of Turin and the province of Asti. It shares its southern border with Liguria (province of Savona and the Metropolitan City of Genoa). Its south-east corner touches the Province of Piacenza in Emilia Romagna, while to the east it borders on the Lombard province of Pavia.

## History

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The province was created by the Royal Decree n. 3702 of 23 October 1859, the Legge Rattazzi [it], as a union of five of the six provinces which had formed the Division of Alessandria (the provinces of Alessandria, Acqui, Asti, Casale and Tortona) plus the province of Novi which had formed part of the Division of Genoa. In 1935 the area of Asti was established as the separate Province of Asti.

## Main sights

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Sacro Monte di Crea, Paradise Chapel.

The Sacred Mountain of Crea (Italian: Sacro Monte di Crea) is a Roman Catholic Devotional Complex in the comune of Serralunga di Crea (Montferrat), near Alessandria. It is one of the nine Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, included in UNESCO World Heritage list. Its construction began in 1589, around a former Sanctuary of St. Mary whose creation is traditionally attributed to Saint Eusebius of Vercelli around 350 AD.

## Municipalities

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Alessandria Casale Monferrato Novi Ligure Tortona Acqui Terme Valenza Ovada Arquata Scrivia Serravalle Scrivia Castelnuovo Scrivia

There are 190 municipalities (comuni, singular: comune) in the province[2] the largest by population[3] are:

City | Population

|

Alessandria | 93,839
Casale Monferrato | 34,246
Novi Ligure | 28,343
Tortona | 27,440
Acqui Terme | 19,695
Valenza | 19,054
Ovada | 11,386
Arquata Scrivia | 6,404
Serravalle Scrivia | 6,062
Castelnuovo Scrivia | 5,247

The full list is:

* Acqui Terme
* Albera Ligure
* Alessandria
* Alfiano Natta
* Alice Bel Colle
* Alluvioni Piovera
* Altavilla Monferrato
* Alzano Scrivia
* Arquata Scrivia
* Avolasca
* Balzola
* Basaluzzo
* Bassignana
* Belforte Monferrato
* Bergamasco
* Berzano di Tortona
* Bistagno
* Borghetto di Borbera
* Borgo San Martino
* Borgoratto Alessandrino
* Bosco Marengo
* Bosio
* Bozzole
* Brignano-Frascata
* Cabella Ligure
* Camagna Monferrato
* Camino
* Cantalupo Ligure
* Capriata d'Orba
* Carbonara Scrivia
* Carentino
* Carezzano
* Carpeneto
* Carrega Ligure
* Carrosio
* Cartosio
* Casal Cermelli
* Casale Monferrato
* Casaleggio Boiro
* Casalnoceto
* Casasco
* Cassano Spinola
* Cassine
* Cassinelle
* Castellania Coppi
* Castellar Guidobono
* Castellazzo Bormida
* Castelletto Merli
* Castelletto Monferrato
* Castelletto d'Erro
* Castelletto d'Orba
* Castelnuovo Bormida
* Castelnuovo Scrivia
* Castelspina
* Cavatore
* Cella Monte
* Cereseto
* Cerreto Grue
* Cerrina Monferrato
* Coniolo
* Conzano
* Costa Vescovato
* Cremolino
* Denice
* Dernice
* Fabbrica Curone
* Felizzano
* Fraconalto
* Francavilla Bisio
* Frascaro
* Frassinello Monferrato
* Frassineto Po
* Fresonara
* Frugarolo
* Fubine Monferrato
* Gabiano
* Gamalero
* Garbagna
* Gavi
* Giarole
* Gremiasco
* Grognardo
* Grondona
* Guazzora
* Isola Sant'Antonio
* Lerma
* Lu e Cuccaro Monferrato
* Malvicino
* Masio
* Melazzo
* Merana
* Mirabello Monferrato
* Molare
* Molino dei Torti
* Mombello Monferrato
* Momperone
* Moncestino
* Mongiardino Ligure
* Monleale
* Montacuto
* Montaldeo
* Montaldo Bormida
* Montecastello
* Montechiaro d'Acqui
* Montegioco
* Montemarzino
* Morano sul Po
* Morbello
* Mornese
* Morsasco
* Murisengo
* Novi Ligure
* Occimiano
* Odalengo Grande
* Odalengo Piccolo
* Olivola
* Orsara Bormida
* Ottiglio
* Ovada
* Oviglio
* Ozzano Monferrato
* Paderna
* Pareto
* Parodi Ligure
* Pasturana
* Pecetto di Valenza
* Pietra Marazzi
* Pomaro Monferrato
* Pontecurone
* Pontestura
* Ponti
* Ponzano Monferrato
* Ponzone
* Pozzol Groppo
* Pozzolo Formigaro
* Prasco
* Predosa
* Quargnento
* Quattordio
* Ricaldone
* Rivalta Bormida
* Rivarone
* Rocca Grimalda
* Roccaforte Ligure
* Rocchetta Ligure
* Rosignano Monferrato
* Sala Monferrato
* Sale
* San Cristoforo
* San Giorgio Monferrato
* San Salvatore Monferrato
* San Sebastiano Curone
* Sant'Agata Fossili
* Sardigliano
* Sarezzano
* Serralunga di Crea
* Serravalle Scrivia
* Sezzadio
* Silvano d'Orba
* Solero
* Solonghello
* Spigno Monferrato
* Spineto Scrivia
* Stazzano
* Strevi
* Tagliolo Monferrato
* Tassarolo
* Terruggia
* Terzo
* Ticineto
* Tortona
* Treville
* Trisobbio
* Valenza
* Valmacca
* Vignale Monferrato
* Vignole Borbera
* Viguzzolo
* Villadeati
* Villalvernia
* Villamiroglio
* Villanova Monferrato
* Villaromagnano
* Visone
* Volpedo
* Volpeglino
* Voltaggio

## See also

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* Piemonte (wine)

## References

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1. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
2. ^ Italian institute of statistics (Istat), see this link Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ "Elenco Comuni Provincia di Alessandria - Piemonte".

## External links

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* Official website
* Official web site for European Sacred Mounts
* MonferratoArte (in Italian) A historical and bibliographical directory of artists active in the extra-urban Churches of the Diocese of Casale Monferrato.
* Laws and Statutes of the Carpeneto commune, 15th century, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

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* Acqui Terme
* Albera Ligure
* Alessandria
* Alfiano Natta
* Alice Bel Colle
* Alluvioni Piovera
* Altavilla Monferrato
* Alzano Scrivia
* Arquata Scrivia
* Avolasca
* Balzola
* Basaluzzo
* Bassignana
* Belforte Monferrato
* Bergamasco
* Berzano di Tortona
* Bistagno
* Borghetto di Borbera
* Borgo San Martino
* Borgoratto Alessandrino
* Bosco Marengo
* Bosio
* Bozzole
* Brignano-Frascata
* Cabella Ligure
* Camagna Monferrato
* Camino
* Cantalupo Ligure
* Capriata d'Orba
* Carbonara Scrivia
* Carentino
* Carezzano
* Carpeneto
* Carrega Ligure
* Carrosio
* Cartosio
* Casal Cermelli
* Casale Monferrato
* Casaleggio Boiro
* Casalnoceto
* Casasco
* Cassano Spinola
* Cassine
* Cassinelle
* Castellania Coppi
* Castellar Guidobono
* Castellazzo Bormida
* Castelletto Merli
* Castelletto Monferrato
* Castelletto d'Erro
* Castelletto d'Orba
* Castelnuovo Bormida
* Castelnuovo Scrivia
* Castelspina
* Cavatore
* Cella Monte
* Cereseto
* Cerreto Grue
* Cerrina Monferrato
* Coniolo
* Conzano
* Costa Vescovato
* Cremolino
* Denice
* Dernice
* Fabbrica Curone
* Felizzano
* Fraconalto
* Francavilla Bisio
* Frascaro
* Frassinello Monferrato
* Frassineto Po
* Fresonara
* Frugarolo
* Fubine Monferrato
* Gabiano
* Gamalero
* Garbagna
* Gavi
* Giarole
* Gremiasco
* Grognardo
* Grondona
* Guazzora
* Isola Sant'Antonio
* Lerma
* Lu e Cuccaro Monferrato
* Malvicino
* Masio
* Melazzo
* Merana
* Mirabello Monferrato
* Molare
* Molino dei Torti
* Mombello Monferrato
* Momperone
* Moncestino
* Mongiardino Ligure
* Monleale
* Montacuto
* Montaldeo
* Montaldo Bormida
* Montecastello
* Montechiaro d'Acqui
* Montegioco
* Montemarzino
* Morano sul Po
* Morbello
* Mornese
* Morsasco
* Murisengo
* Novi Ligure
* Occimiano
* Odalengo Grande
* Odalengo Piccolo
* Olivola
* Orsara Bormida
* Ottiglio
* Ovada
* Oviglio
* Ozzano Monferrato
* Paderna
* Pareto
* Parodi Ligure
* Pasturana
* Pecetto di Valenza
* Pietra Marazzi
* Pomaro Monferrato
* Pontecurone
* Pontestura
* Ponti
* Ponzano Monferrato
* Ponzone
* Pozzol Groppo
* Pozzolo Formigaro
* Prasco
* Predosa
* Quargnento
* Quattordio
* Ricaldone
* Rivalta Bormida
* Rivarone
* Rocca Grimalda
* Roccaforte Ligure
* Rocchetta Ligure
* Rosignano Monferrato
* Sala Monferrato
* Sale
* San Cristoforo
* San Giorgio Monferrato
* San Salvatore Monferrato
* San Sebastiano Curone
* Sant'Agata Fossili
* Sardigliano
* Sarezzano
* Serralunga di Crea
* Serravalle Scrivia
* Sezzadio
* Silvano d'Orba
* Solero
* Solonghello
* Spigno Monferrato
* Spineto Scrivia
* Stazzano
* Strevi
* Tagliolo Monferrato
* Tassarolo
* Terruggia
* Terzo
* Ticineto
* Tortona
* Treville
* Trisobbio
* Valenza
* Valmacca
* Vignale Monferrato
* Vignole Borbera
* Viguzzolo
* Villadeati
* Villalvernia
* Villamiroglio
* Villanova Monferrato
* Villaromagnano
* Visone
* Volpedo
* Volpeglino
* Voltaggio

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