Pietra Marazzi

Pietra Marazzi
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Alessandria  (AL)
Coordinates	44 ° 57 '  N , 8 ° 40'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 56 '37 "  N , 8 ° 40' 11"  E
height	95  m slm
surface	7.83 km²
Residents	895 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	114 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	15040
prefix	0131
ISTAT number	006129
Popular name	Pietramarazzesi
Patron saint	Madonna del Carmine

Pietra Marazzi ( Piedmontese la Prèja ) is a municipality with 895 (as of December 31, 2019) inhabitants in the Italian province of Alessandria (AL), Piedmont region .

The district Pavone belongs to the municipality. The neighboring municipalities are Alessandria , Montecastello and Pecetto di Valenza . The town's patron saint is the Madonna del Carmine .

geography

The place is at an altitude of 95 m above sea level at the confluence of the Bormida and Tanaro rivers . The municipality covers an area of ​​7.83 km² .

history

The name Pietra Marazzi comes from the Latin Petra Maricorum (or Mariciorum ), which refers to the Ligurian tribe of the Marici who settled in this area. In the year 222 BC The place was conquered by the Romans .

Culinary specialties

At Pietra Marazzi, vines of the Barbera variety are grown to produce Barbera del Monferrato .

Population development

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

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