Montalto Dora Explained
| Montalto Dora |
| Official Name: | Comune di Montalto Dora |
| Coordinates: | 45.4833°N 59°W |
| Region: | Piedmont |
| Metropolitan City: | Turin (TO) |
| Mayor: | Renzo Galletto |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.5 |
| Population Total: | 3439 |
| Population As Of: | 31 December 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Demonym: | Montaltesi |
| Elevation M: | 252 |
| Postal Code: | 10016 |
| Area Code: | 0125 |
Montalto Dora is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50km (30miles) northeast of Turin.
Main sights
- Montalto Dora Castle, known from the mid-12th century but rebuilt in the 18th-20th centuries. It has a massive mastio and a chapel with 15th-century frescoes. The castle was owned by the bishopric of Ivrea, from which it went to the Duchy of Savoy in the 14th century.
- Parish church of Sant'Eusebio
- Church of San Rocco (c. early 16th century), with Mannerist frescoes inside
- Villa Casana, dating to the late 16th century but enlarged around 1918.
Twin towns
External links
Notes and References
- All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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