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Encyclopedia > Province of Alessandria

Alessandria (It. Provincia di Alessandria) is a In Italy, the Province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of an intermediate level, between municipality (comune) and region (regione). A provincia is composed by many comuni (pl), and usually several province (pl) form a region, (with the exception of the region of Aosta Valley, which has only one... province in the Piedmont is a region of northwestern Italy. It has an area of 25,400 km2 and a population of est. 4.3 million. Its capital is Turin. Piedmont is surrounded on three sides by the Alps mountain range, including the Monviso, where the Po river rises. It borders with France... Piedmont region of The Italian Republic or Italy ( Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. It comprises a boot-shaped peninsula and two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia, and shares its northern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent countries of San... Italy. Its capital is the city of Alessandria is a town and province in Piedmont, Italy. Its commune has an area of about 143.2 sq. km and a 2001 population of 82,201 inhabitants. The province lies in the southeastern Piedmont, half on the northern slope of the Apennines and half on the Po plain; its... Alessandria.


It has an area of 3,560 sq km, and a total population of 418,231 (2001). There are 190 communes in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics (Istat), see this link (http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6)).



World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. It is conventionally considered a continent, which, in this case, is more of a cultural distinction than a geographic one. ( National Geographic, however, officially recognises... Europe | The Italian Republic or Italy ( Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. It comprises a boot-shaped peninsula and two large islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia, and shares its northern alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The independent countries of San... Italy | Piedmont is a region of northwestern Italy. It has an area of 25,400 km2 and a population of est. 4.3 million. Its capital is Turin. Piedmont is surrounded on three sides by the Alps mountain range, including the Monviso, where the Po river rises. It borders with France... Piedmont (Piemonte)
Alessandria | Asti | Biella | Cuneo is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. It is located in the southwest of the region, bordering on France. Its capital is the city of Cuneo. It has an area of 6,903 sq km, and a total population of 556,330 (2001). There are 250 communes... Cuneo | Novara | Turin (Torino) | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (It. Provincia del Verbano Cusio Ossola) is the northernmost province in the Italian region of Piedmont. Its capital is the city of Verbania. It has an area of 2,255 sq km, and a total population of 159,040 (2001). There are 77 communes in the province... Verbano-Cusio-Ossola | Vercelli

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Alessandria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (591 words)
Coordinates: 44°55′N 08°37′E Alessandria (Lisandria in Piedmontese) is a city in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria.
Alessandria was founded in 1168 upon a preexisting urban nucleus, to serve as a stronghold for the Lombard League, defending the traditional liberties of the communes of northern Italy against the Imperial forces of Frederick Barbarossa.
Alessandria stood in the territories of the marchese of Monferrato, a staunch ally of the Emperor, with a name assumed in 1168 to honor the Emperor's opponent, Pope Alexander III.
Alessandria, Italy (419 words)
Alessandria is a strongly fortified and impressive town and capital of the Province of Alessandria.
Alessandria was founded in the 11th century upon a preexisting urban nucleus, to serve as a fortress stronghold for the Lombard League, defending the traditional liberties of the communes of northern Italy against the Imperial forces of Frederick Barbarossa.
Alessandria was a tactical military target during World War II and was subjected to intense Allied bombing, the most serious being the raids of April 30, 1944, with 238 dead and hundreds wounded, and April 5, 1945, with 160 deaths, among them 60 children from the children's asylum in Via Gagliaudo.
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