Vicoforte
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Country | Italy | |
region | Piedmont | |
province | Cuneo (CN) | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 22 ' N , 7 ° 51' E | |
height | 547 m slm | |
surface | 25 km² | |
Residents | 3,162 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 126 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 12080 | |
prefix | 0174 | |
ISTAT number | 004242 | |
Popular name | vicesi | |
Patron saint | San Teobaldo | |
Website | Vicoforte |
Vicoforte is a municipality with 3162 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian province of Cuneo (CN), Piedmont region .
The neighboring municipalities are Briaglia , Monastero di Vasco , Mondovì , Montaldo di Mondovì , Niella Tanaro , San Michele Mondovì and Torre Mondovì .
geography
The municipality covers an area of 25 km² .
Attractions
The landmark of the city is the Marian sanctuary Santuario di Vicoforte , built from 1592 to 1733 in the baroque style , whose huge dome with a height of 75 meters and a diameter of 35 meters is the largest elliptical dome in the world. Since December 2017 the pilgrimage church has been the resting place of the third Italian king, Victor Emanuel III. and his wife Elena of Montenegro .
Culinary specialties
Viticulture is practiced in the Vicoforte area. The berries of the Pinot Noir and / or Chardonnay grape varieties can be used to make Alta Langa sparkling wine .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ↑ Stefano Bagliani: The Architecture and Mechanics of Elliptical Domes (PDF). In: Karl-Eugen Kurrer , Werner Lorenz , Volker Wetzk (eds.): Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Construction History . Neunplus, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-936033-31-1 , pp. 83-90
Web links
- Information at comuni-italiani.it (Italian)