Villanova Mondovì | |
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| Comune di Villanova Mondovì | |
  Villanova Mondovì Location of Villanova Mondovì in Italy  Villanova Mondovì Villanova Mondovì (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°21′N7°46′E / 44.350°N 7.767°E Coordinates: 44°21′N7°46′E / 44.350°N 7.767°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Province of Cuneo (CN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.4 km2 (11.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 526 m (1,726 ft) |
| Population (31 July 2010) | |
| • Total | 5,820 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12089 |
| Dialing code | 0174 |
| Patron saint | Beata Vergine Addolorata |
| Saint day | September 15 |
| Website | http://www.comune.villanova-mondovi.cn.it/ |
Villanova Mondovì is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 96 kilometres (60 mi) south of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,506 and an area of 28.4 square kilometres (11.0 sq mi). [1]
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
Cuneo (Italian) or Coni is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. To the north it borders with the Metropolitan City of Turin. To the east it borders with the province of Asti. To the south it borders with the Ligurian provinces of Savona and Imperia. It is also known as La Provincia Granda, Piedmontese for "The Big Province", because it is the fourth largest province in Italy and the largest one in Piedmont. Briga Marittima and Tenda were part of this province before cession to France in 1947.
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in Southern Europe.
Villanova Mondovì borders the following municipalities: Chiusa di Pesio, Frabosa Sottana, Monastero di Vasco, Mondovì, Pianfei, and Roccaforte Mondovì.
Chiusa di Pesio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80km south of Turin and about 15km south-east of Cuneo, on the border with France.
Frabosa Sottana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Cuneo. The economy is based on winter tourism, based on the nearby ski resort of Prato Nevoso.
Monastero di Vasco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Cuneo.
Among the sights is the Church of the Contraternity of Holy Cross designed by Bernardo Vittone.
Bernardo Antonio Vittone was an Italian architect and writer. He was one of the three most important Baroque architects active in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy; the other two were Filippo Juvarra and Guarino Guarini. The youngest of the three, Vittone was the only one who was born in the Piedmont. He achieved a synthesis of the spatial inventiveness of Juvarra and the engineering ingenuity of Guarini, particularly in the design of his churches, the buildings for which he is best known.
