province of Asti
{{Short description|Province of Italy, located in the Piedmont region}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Province of Asti
| native_name = {{native name|it|Provincia di Asti}}
{{native name|pms|Provincia d'Ast}}
| settlement_type = Province
| image_skyline = Provincia di Asti.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = The provincial seat
| image_flag = Flag of the Province of Asti.svg
| flag_alt =
| image_shield = Provincia di Asti-Stemma.svg
| shield_alt =
| image_map = Asti in Italy.svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Map highlighting the location of the province of Asti in Italy
| coordinates =
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Italy}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Piedmont}}
| established_title =
| established_date =
| seat_type = Capital(s)
| seat = Asti
| parts_type = Comuni
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 118
| government_footnotes =
| leader_party =
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Maurizio Rasero
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 1504.5
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 215871
| population_as_of = 31 August 2017
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type2 = GDP
| demographics2_footnotes = [http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3)], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
| demographics2_title1 = Total
| demographics2_info1 = €5.368 billion (2015)
| demographics2_title2 = Per capita
| demographics2_info2 = €24,575 (2015)
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 14010-14026, 14030, 14032-14037, 14039-14055, 14057-14059, 14100
| area_code_type = Telephone prefix
| area_code = 011, 0141, 0144
| iso_code =
| registration_plate = AT
| blank_name_sec1 = ISTAT
| blank_info_sec1 = 005
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
Image:Map of province of Asti (region Piedmont, Italy).svg
The province of Asti ({{langx|it|provincia di Asti}}; Piedmontese: provincia d'Ast) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the northwest it borders on the Metropolitan City of Turin; to the southwest it borders on the province of Cuneo. To the east it borders on the province of Alessandria, while in the south it shares a very short border with the Ligurian province of Savona. It has an area of {{convert|1504.5|km2|mi2}}, and, {{as of|2017}}, a total population of 215,871.
History
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The Province of Asti was re-established on 1 April 1935 by Royal Decree No. 297 of King Victor Emmanuel III. It was detached from the existing province of Alessandria into which it had been absorbed upon the creation of that province in 1859.
The Province of Asti is among the institutions awarded the Gold Medal for Military Valor (Medaglia d'Oro al Valor Militare) for its contribution to the partisan struggle during the last two years of the Second World War.
Municipalities
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There are 118 comuni ({{singular}}: comune) in the province.{{Cite web | url=http://www.comuni-italiani.it/005/index.html | title=Provincia di Asti }} The largest by population{{Cite web | url=http://www.comuni-italiani.it/005/lista.html | title=Elenco Comuni Provincia di Asti - Piemonte }} are:
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! City | Population |
Asti | 76,174 |
Canelli | 10,465 |
Nizza Monferrato | 10,369 |
San Damiano d'Asti | 8,342 |
Costigliole d'Asti | 5,865 |
Villanova d'Asti | 5,667 |
Castagnole delle Lanze | 3,772 |
Castelnuovo Don Bosco | 3,235 |
Villafranca d'Asti | 3,064 |
Moncalvo | 2,998 |
The full list is:
- Agliano Terme
- Albugnano
- Antignano
- Aramengo
- Asti
- Azzano d'Asti
- Baldichieri d'Asti
- Belveglio
- Berzano di San Pietro
- Bruno
- Bubbio
- Buttigliera d'Asti
- Calamandrana
- Calliano
- Calosso
- Camerano Casasco
- Canelli
- Cantarana
- Capriglio
- Casorzo
- Cassinasco
- Castagnole Monferrato
- Castagnole delle Lanze
- Castel Boglione
- Castel Rocchero
- Castell'Alfero
- Castellero
- Castelletto Molina
- Castello di Annone
- Castelnuovo Belbo
- Castelnuovo Calcea
- Castelnuovo Don Bosco
- Cellarengo
- Celle Enomondo
- Cerreto d'Asti
- Cerro Tanaro
- Cessole
- Chiusano d'Asti
- Cinaglio
- Cisterna d'Asti
- Coazzolo
- Cocconato
- Corsione
- Cortandone
- Cortanze
- Cortazzone
- Cortiglione
- Cossombrato
- Costigliole d'Asti
- Cunico
- Dusino San Michele
- Ferrere
- Fontanile
- Frinco
- Grana Monferrato
- Grazzano Badoglio
- Incisa Scapaccino
- Isola d'Asti
- Loazzolo
- Maranzana
- Maretto
- Moasca
- Mombaldone
- Mombaruzzo
- Mombercelli
- Monale
- Monastero Bormida
- Moncalvo
- Moncucco Torinese
- Mongardino
- Montabone
- Montafia
- Montaldo Scarampi
- Montechiaro d'Asti
- Montegrosso d'Asti
- Montemagno
- Montiglio Monferrato
- Moransengo
- Nizza Monferrato
- Olmo Gentile
- Passerano Marmorito
- Penango
- Piea
- Pino d'Asti
- Piovà Massaia
- Portacomaro
- Quaranti
- Refrancore
- Revigliasco d'Asti
- Roatto
- Robella
- Rocca d'Arazzo
- Roccaverano
- Rocchetta Palafea
- Rocchetta Tanaro
- San Damiano d'Asti
- San Giorgio Scarampi
- San Martino Alfieri
- San Marzano Oliveto
- San Paolo Solbrito
- Scurzolengo
- Serole
- Sessame
- Settime
- Soglio
- Belveglio
- Tigliole
- Tonco
- Tonengo
- Vaglio Serra
- Valfenera
- Vesime
- Viale
- Viarigi
- Vigliano d'Asti
- Villa San Secondo
- Villafranca d'Asti
- Villanova d'Asti
- Vinchio
Transport
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The province is crossed by the following motorways (in Italian, autostrade):
- {{symbol|Autostrada A21 Italia.svg|25}} Autostrada A21: Turin - Piacenza - Brescia
- {{symbol|Autostrada A33 Italia.svg|25}} Autostrada A33: Asti - Alba / Cherasco - Cuneo
International relations
The Province of Asti is twinned with:
- {{flagicon|USA}} Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, since 1985
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website}}
- [http://www.artestoria.net/Indici/Bancadati.php MonferratoArte] A historical and bibliographical directory of artists active in the extra-urban Churches of the Diocese of Casale Monferrato, which includes twenty parishes within the province of Asti. {{in lang|it}}
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