Alice Castello | |
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| Comune di Alice Castello | |
 Town Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Alice Castello | |
  Alice Castello Location of Alice Castello in Italy  Alice Castello Alice Castello (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′N 8°5′E / 45.367°N 8.083°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Vercelli (VC) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vittorio Petrino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.8 km2 (9.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 288 m (945 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,716 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Alicesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 13040 |
| Dialing code | 0161 |
| Website | www |
Alice Castello is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Turin and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Vercelli.
Alice is known since the 10th century AD. Located there are a castle (of which only few remains of the medieval structure have survived) and an 18th-century parish church dedicated to St. Nicholas.
Spectacular flowering of poppies in May in the countryside near Alice Castello
Red poppies in full bloom at Alice Castello
References
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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