Costigliole d'Asti

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Costigliole d'Asti
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Costigliole d'Asti (Italy)
Costigliole d'Asti
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Asti  (AT)
Coordinates 44 ° 47 '  N , 8 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 47 '0 "  N , 8 ° 11' 0"  E
surface 36 km²
Residents 5,755 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 160 inhabitants / km²
Factions Annunziata, Boglietto, Bionzo, Burio, Case Marchisio, Loreto, Motta, Sant'Anna, Santa Margherita, Sabbionassi
Post Code 14055
prefix 0141
ISTAT number 005050
Popular name Costigliolesi
Website Costigliole d'Asti
Panorama of Costigliole d'Asti
Panorama of Costigliole d'Asti

Costigliole d'Asti is a wine-growing community with 5755 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the northern Italian province of Asti , Piedmont region , about 15 km south of Asti .

geography

The municipality consists of the districts ( frazioni ) Annunziata, Boglietto, Bionzo, Burio, Case Marchisio, Loreto, Motta, Sant'Anna, Santa Margherita and Sabbionassi.

The neighboring communities of Costigliole d'Astis are Agliano Terme , Antignano , Calosso , Castagnole delle Lanze , Castiglione Tinella , Govone , Isola d'Asti , Montegrosso d'Asti and San Martino Alfieri .

Community partnerships

Costigliole d'Asti is a partner municipality of the German city of Weinsberg in Baden-Württemberg .

Culinary specialties

Wine is grown on 1200  hectares , which makes Costigliole d'Asti one of the largest wine-growing communities in Italy. The main grape varieties planted are Barbera and Moscato . The vineyards belong to the DOC regions of Piemonte , Barbera del Monferrato , Grignolino d'Asti , Monferrato and Freisa d'Asti . The muscat grape for Asti Spumante , a sweet DOCG - sparkling wine with low alcohol content and for still wine Moscato d'Asti is also grown here. In Costigliole d'Asti, vines of the Barbera variety are also grown for the Barbera d'Asti , a red wine with DOCG status.

The Castle of Costigliole has been home to the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners (ICIF) (founded in Turin in 1991 ) since 1997 , which is dedicated to the education and training of foreign chefs in Italian culinary art.

Population development

Source: ISTAT - graphic representation for Wikipedia

Sons and daughters of the church

Web links

Commons : Costigliole d'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.