Asti

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Asti
coat of arms
Asti (Italy)
Asti
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Asti  (AT)
Coordinates 44 ° 54 '  N , 8 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 53 '56 "  N , 8 ° 12' 28"  E
height 123  m slm
surface 151.82 km²
Residents 75,528 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 497 inhabitants / km²
Factions Vedi elenco
Post Code 14100
prefix 0141
ISTAT number 005005
Popular name Astigiani
Patron saint San Secondo
Website Asti

Asti ( Piedmontese Ast ) is a city in northwest Italy with 75,528 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located in the Piedmont region and is the administrative center of the Asti province .

history

Asti was born in 89 BC. Founded as a Roman colony with the name Hasta . Asti became the seat of a bishopric in the 5th century, making it the most important city in Piedmont . In the 16th century Asti fell to the House of Savoy . The republic was proclaimed in 1797 and Asti later became the capital of the Tanaro department under French rule.

Attractions

Cathedral in Asti

Viticulture

Asti and the area around the city is approved for the grape varieties Barbera , Dolcetto , Freisa , Grignolino , Malvasia and Moscato . Many different, well-known red wines are produced , such as B. Barbera d'Asti , Dolcetto d'Asti , Freisa d'Asti and Grignolino d'Asti as well as the sparkling wines Asti Spumante or the Moscato d'Asti . The wines mentioned all have a controlled designation of origin ( DOC or DOCG ). In 2014, 712,306 hectoliters of wine were produced in the Asti wine-growing region on an area of ​​9,045 hectares .

The Italian oenologist Federico Martinotti, director of l'Istituto Sperimentale per l'Enologia di Asti, invented a new technology for making sparkling wines at the end of the 19th century, later known as Méthode Charmat .

Town twinning

Asti has a very active triangular partnership with the German city of Biberach an der Riß and the French city of Valence . There is also a friendship with Clacton-on-Sea .

Personalities

literature

Web links

Commons : Asti  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. Viticulture in Figures 2014 , (PDF, Italian), on federdoc.com
  3. Le Comité de Jumelage de Valence , accessed on October 19, 2015
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