Crescentino

Crescentino
Comune
Comune di Crescentino
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Location of Crescentino
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Coordinates: 45°11′N 8°6′E / 45.183°N 8.100°E / 45.183; 8.100
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Vercelli (VC)
Frazioni	Campagna, Cerrone, Monte, San Grisante, San Silvestro, San Genuario, Caravini, Porzioni, Santa Maria, Mezzi Po, Galli, Cascinotti, Lignola
Government
• Mayor	Vittorio Ferrero
Area [1]
• Total	48.3 km2 (18.6 sq mi)
Elevation	154 m (505 ft)
Population  (9 October 2011)[2]
• Total	7,984
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Demonym	Crescentinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	13044
Dialing code	0161

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.

Crescentino is twinned with:

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

• 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

• Official website (in Italian)

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