Cherasco
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Cherasco
Cherasch | |
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| Comune di Cherasco | |
Location of Cherasco  | |
  Cherasco Location of Cherasco in Italy  Cherasco Cherasco (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°39′N 7°52′E / 44.650°N 7.867°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Province of Cuneo (CN) |
| Frazioni | Bricco de' Faule, Cappellazzo, Meane, Roreto, San Bartolomeo, San Giovanni, Sant'Antonio, Veglia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claudio Bogetti |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81.2 km2 (31.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 288 m (945 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,096 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cheraschese(i) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12062 |
| Dialing code | 0172 |
| Website | Official website |
Cherasco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Cuneo. As of 1-1-2017, it had a population of 9 096 and an area of 81.2 square kilometres (31.4 sq mi).[3]
The municipality of Cherasco contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) of Bricco de' Faule, Cappellazzo, Meane, Roreto, San Bartolomeo, San Giovanni, Sant'Antonio and Veglia.
Cherasco borders the following municipalities: Bra, Cavallermaggiore, Cervere, La Morra, Marene, Narzole, and Salmour.
The Cherasco Synagogue in the old Jewish ghetto has a notable Baroque Torah ark and bimah.
Demographic evolution
Twin towns – sister cities
Cherasco is twinned with:
Kiryat Gat, Israel
Villars-sur-Var, France (1981)
Möckmühl, Germany (2001)
Piliscsaba, Hungary (2005)
Cefa, Romania (2006)
Aksakovo, Bulgaria (2009)
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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