Castelnuovo Don Bosco
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Country | Italy | |
region | Piedmont | |
province | Asti (AT) | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 3 ' N , 7 ° 58' 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
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
- Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)
- Information at piemonteweb.it (Italian)
- Homepage of the Don Bosco Basilica (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ 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