Province of Vercelli

Province of Vercelli
—  Province  —
Map highlighting the location of the province of Vercelli in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Capital(s)	Vercelli
Comuni	86
Government
• President	Carlo Riva Vercellotti
Area
• Total	2,088 km2 (806 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	176,829
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	13010-13012, 13015, 13017-13028, 13030-13041, 13043-13049, 13060, 13100
Telephone prefix	015, 0161, 0163
Vehicle registration	VC
ISTAT	002

Vercelli (Italian: Provincia di Vercelli) is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is Vercelli.

As of 2001^[update], it has an area of 2,088 km², and a total population of 176,829. There are 86 communes in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat, see this link). Is famous for the cultivation of Rice

Principal communes by population

(As of 31 May 2005)

Culture

Sacro Monte di Varallo

In 2003, the Sacred Mountain of Varallo was inserted by UNESCO in the World Heritage List.

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  Sacro Monte di Varallo
  Façade of the basilica
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  Sacro Monte di Varallo
  Tabacchetti and Giovanni d'Enrico, Christ on the Road to Calvary, 1599-1600
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  Sacro Monte di Varallo
  Tabacchetti and Giovanni d'Enrico, Christ on the Road to Calvary (detail of Veronica), 1599-1600
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  Sacro Monte di Varallo
  Unknown Master, Last Supper (detail); wood statues, ca. 1500-05

External links

• Official website
• (English) Official web site for European Sacred Mountains

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