Montalenghe
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Montalenghe
| Montalenghe | |||
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| — Comune — | |||
| Comune di Montalenghe | |||
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 Montalenghe
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| Coordinates: 45°20′N 7°50′E / 45.333°N 7.833°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Piedmont | ||
| Province | Turin (TO) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Valerio Camillo Grosso | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) | ||
| Population (31 May 2007)[1] | |||
| • Total | 912 | ||
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Montalenghesi | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 10090 | ||
| Dialing code | 011 | ||
| Patron saint | Sts. Peter and Paul | ||
| Saint day | 29 June | ||
Montalenghe is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km northeast of Turin.
Main sights
- Church of San Pietro, built in the 13th century but restored in the late 19th century.
- Parish church of Beata Vergine delle Grazie (1760)
- Castelvecchio (also known as Castellazzo), ruins of the old castle commanding the town (11th-12th centuries)
- The so-called "Castle", in fact an 18th-century villa with a large park in the centre of the town. It houses a Lebanon cedar amongst the oldest in Italy.
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