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 | Abruzzo Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia Romagna Friuli Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardia Le Marche Molise Piemonte Alessandria Asti Biella Cuneo Novara Turin Verbano Cusio Ossola Vercelli Puglia Sardinia Sicily Tuscany Trentino Alto Adige Umbria Valle D Aosta Veneto | | PiemonteItaly > Piemonte Piedmont (Piemonte in Italian) is a region of northwestern Italy. It has an area of 25,400 km2 and a population of est. 4.3 million. Its capital is Turin. Piedmont is surrounded on three sides by the Alps mountain range, including the Monviso, where the Po River rises. It borders with France, Switzerland, and the Italian regions of Lombardy, Liguria and Valle d'Aosta. Lowland Piedmonte is a fertile agricultural region, producing wheat, rice, maize and grapes. The region also contains major industrial centres, notably Turin, home to the FIAT automobile works. Piemonte is one of the great winegrowing regions in Italy. More than half of its 700 km² (170,000 acres) of vineyards are registered with DOC designations. It produces wines of renowned depth such as the famed Barbera, Barolo and Barbaresco, as well as the more approachable Dolcetto. Pages referring to PiemonteHere are links to a selection of pages that mention Piemonte within this website: Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Cuneo, Ivrea, Liguria, Lombardia, Novara, Rivoli, Turin, Valle D Aosta Content Referred to by This ArticleFind out more about the information contained in this article by clicking one of the links listed below. Liguria, Lombardia, Turin, Valle D Aosta Snippets of Articles Relating to PiemonteItaly > Piemonte > Alessandria Alessandria is a strongly fortified and stirring town and province on the Tanaro, in Piedmont, Italy, 55 miles southeast of Turin. Its commune has an area of about 143.2 sq. km and a 2001 population of 82,201 inhabitants. The province lies in the southeastern Piedmont, half on the northern slope of the Apennines and half on the Po plain; its area is 3,560 sq. km and its 2001 population is 414,384. Italy > Piemonte > Asti Asti is a town and comune in the Piemonte or Piedmont region, in north-western Italy, in the plain of the Tánaro river at 123 m (404 ft) above sea-level. Its population according to the 2003 census was 71,500. It is the capital of the Asti province. Italy > Piemonte > Turin Turin (Italian Torino) is a major industrial city in north-western Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank of the Po River. The Population of Turin city is 865,263 (2001 census), but its metropolitan area totals about 1.5 million inhabitants. Turin will host the 2006 Winter Olympics. | |
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