Morano sul Po
Morano sul Po | |
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| Comune di Morano sul Po | |
 Parish church of St. John the Baptist. | |
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Location of Morano sul Po  | |
  Morano sul Po Location of Morano sul Po in Italy  Morano sul Po Morano sul Po (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°10′6″N 8°22′2″E / 45.16833°N 8.36722°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Alessandria (AL) |
| Frazioni | Due Sture, Pobietto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Enzo Piccaluga (2002-2012); Mauro Rossino (2012-2017); Luca Ferrari (2017- in office) |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.69 km2 (6.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2011)[2] | |
• Total | 1,530 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Moranesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 15025 |
| Dialing code | 0142 |
| Patron saint | John the Baptist |
| Saint day | First Sunday in September |
Morano sul Po (in Piedmontese Muran) is a comune in the province of Alessandria, Piedmont, northwestern Italy.
It is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the regional capital Turin and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of the provincial capital Alessandria. Its immediate neighbours are: Balzola, Camino, Casale Monferrato, Coniolo, Costanzana, Pontestura, and Trino.
Main sights
[edit]Monuments
[edit]- Parish church of San Giovanni Battista
- Church of San Pietro Martire
- Church of the Santa Trinità
- Church of the Consolata or Madonna del Ceppo
- Chapel of San Rocco
- Church of San Giovanni Battista in Due Sture
- Church of San San Nicola in Pobietto
- Ricreatorio parrocchiale
- House of the Arches
- Town Hall
- Morano’s Parabolic Arch[3]
Archaeological site
[edit]- Final Bronze Age necropolis in Pobietto
Museums
[edit]- Museum of peasant civilization and rice cultivation in Pobietto[4][5]
- HIAB Heritage in a Box next to the Morano's Parabolic Arch[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Population data from Istat
- ^ Rosario Ceravolo, Stefano Invernizzi, Erica Lenticchia, Irene Matteini, Giacomo Patrucco, Antonia Spanò (19 July 2023). Integrated 3D Mapping and Diagnosis for the Structural Assessment of Architectural Heritage: Morano’s Parabolic Arch. Turin: Polytechnic University of Turin. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Museo della civiltà contadina e della coltivazione del riso". www.parcopopiemontese.it. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Visita in anteprima del Museo del Riso di Pobietto". www.ilmonferrato.it. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ ""Heritage in a box" a Morano, la memoria del cemento". www.ilmonferrato.it. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
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