Trino
Trino (Piedmontese: Trin ) is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Piedmont region in Italy. It is about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Vercelli, at the foot of the Montferrat hills.
Trin | |
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Comune di Trino | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Province | Vercelli (VC) |
Frazioni | Leri Cavour, Lucedio, Robella |
Government | |
• Mayor | Daniele Pane |
Area | |
• Total | 70.6 km2 (27.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
Population (31 December 2012)[1] | |
• Total | 7,490 |
• Density | 106.09/km2 (274.8/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 13039 |
Website | Official website |
Trino is next to these municipalities: Bianzè, Camino, Costanzana, Fontanetto Po, Livorno Ferraris, Morano sul Po, Palazzolo Vercellese, Ronsecco, and Tricerro.
Trino was the site of Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Plant. The Romanesque church of San Michele in Insula which were built in the 10th–11th centuries. It has 12th-century frescoes. The Lucedio Abbey is in the comune.
Twin towns
Trino is twinned with:
- Chauvigny, France, since 1961
- Geisenheim, Germany, since 1974
- Banfora, Burkina Faso, since 1999
References
Other websites
- Official website (in Italian)