Castelnuovo Don Bosco

Castelnuovo Don Bosco
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Asti  (AT)
Coordinates	45 ° 3 '  N , 7 ° 58'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 2 '30 "  N , 7 ° 57' 51"  E
height	245  m slm
surface	22.4 km²
Residents	3,126 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	140 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	14022
prefix	011
ISTAT number	005031
Popular name	Castelnovesi
Patron saint	San Rocco
Website	Castelnuovo Don Bosco
Landscape near Castelnuovo Don Bosco

Castelnuovo Don Bosco is a municipality with 3126 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian province of Asti (AT), Piedmont region .

Surname

Basilica di Don Bosco ( Santuario di Don Bosco )

The addition to his name honors Don Bosco , who was born near Castelnuovo (in the village of Becchi ) , who founded the Order of the Salesians of Don Bosco and who is venerated as a saint in his hometown.

geography

The place is located 31 km from the provincial capital Asti at an altitude of 240 m above sea level. The municipality covers an area of ​​22  km² .

Neighboring communities

The neighboring municipalities are Albugnano , Buttigliera d'Asti , Capriglio , Moncucco Torinese , Moriondo Torinese , Passerano Marmorito and Pino d'Asti . The patron saint of the place is San Rocco .

Population development

Sons and daughters of the place

• Don Giovanni Bosco (1815–1888), Catholic priest and founder of an order
• Don Giuseppe Cafasso (1811–1860), Catholic priest and social reformer
• Giovanni Cardinal Cagliero SDB (1838–1926), Vatican diplomat

Culinary specialties

The municipality gives its name to the Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco wine-growing region . In Castelnuovo Don Bosco, vines of the Barbera variety are also grown for Barbera d'Asti , a red wine with DOCG status.

Web links

Commons : Castelnuovo Don Bosco  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)
• Information at piemonteweb.it (Italian)
• Homepage of the Don Bosco Basilica (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ http://www.piemonteitalia.eu/de/gestoredati/dettaglio/445/bauwerke/2497/santuario-di-don-bosco-castelnuovo-don-bosco.html Santuario di Don Bosco (Castelnuovo Don Bosco) ( Memento des Originals dated August 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . piemonteitalia.eu