PROVINCE OF ALESSANDRIA
The 'Province of Alessandria' (Italian: ''Provincia di Alessandria'') is an Italian province, with a population of some 430,000 and an area of 3,560 km², which forms the south-western part of the region of Piedmont. To the north it borders on the Province of Vercelli and to the west on the provinces of Turin and Asti. It shares its southern border with Liguria (provinces of Savona and Genoa). Its south-west corner touches the Province of Piacenza in Emilia Romagna, while to the east it borders on the Lombard Province of Pavia.
The provincial capital is the city of Alessandria.
There are 190 communes in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics (Istat), see this link). The main communes by population are the following:
| Communes | Population |
|---|---|
| Alessandria | 91,373 |
| Casale Monferrato | 35,303 |
| Novi Ligure | 28,354 |
| Tortona | 26,661 |
| Valenza | 20,457 |
| Acqui Terme | 20,193 |
| Ovada | 11,661 |
| Serravalle Scrivia | 6,108 |
| Arquata Scrivia | 5,869 |
| Castelnuovo Scrivia | 5,572 |
| Contents |
| Map |
| Culture |
| Sacro Monte di Crea |
| External links |
Map
Culture
Sacro Monte di Crea
The Sacred Mountain of Crea (Italian: ''Sacro Monte di Crea'') is a Roman Catholic Devotional Complex in the ''comune'' of Serralunga di Crea (Montferrat), near Alessandria. It is one of the nine Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, included in UNESCO World Heritage list.
Its construction was begun in 1589, around a former Sanctuary of St. Mary whose creation is traditionall attributed St. Eusebius, around 350 AD.
External links
★ Official website
★ Official web site for European Sacred Mounts
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