Crescentino

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Piazza Vische and its tower (Theatrum Sabaudiae 1682)

Crescentino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Vercelli.

Crescentino borders the following municipalities: Brusasco, Fontanetto Po, Lamporo, Livorno Ferraris, Moncestino, Saluggia, Verolengo, and Verrua Savoia.

Twin towns — sister cities

Crescentino is twinned with:

• San Giorgio Albanese, Italy
• Gmina Łososina Dolna, Poland

People

• Luigi Arditi (1822–1903), violinist and composer
• Ettore Bertolè-Viale (1829-1992), elected deputy for the town 1867-1882
• Bartolomeo Caravoglia (active 1660–1673), painter of the Baroque period
• Fiorenza Cossotto (born 1935), operatic mezzo-soprano
• Domenico Serra, (1899–1965), stage and film actor

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

External links

• Official website (in Italian)