Trecate | |
Official Name: | Comune di Trecate |
Coordinates: | 45.4333°N 52°W |
Region: | Piedmont |
Province: | Novara (NO) |
Frazioni: | San Martino |
Mayor: | Federico Binatti |
Area Total Km2: | 38.4 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 20557 |
Population As Of: | 30 October 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Trecatesi |
Elevation M: | 136 |
Saint: | St. Cassianus and Clement |
Postal Code: | 28069 |
Area Code: | 0321 |
Trecate is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90km (60miles) northeast of Turin and about 9km (06miles) east of Novara.
It harbors a major refinery complex for fuels and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), serving northern and central Italy, and also the Villafortuna oil field. It is also home to the Croce di Maltocraft brewery.
It is served by Trecate railway station.
Among its churches are:
The town of Trecate used to have a castle within its territory, this castle was similar to both Warkworth Castle and the Castle of Cuasso al Monte (also disappeared), in Cinque Vette Park.
Trecate is twinned with: