Vintebbio
| Vintebbio | |
|---|---|
| Frazione | |
 | |
  Vintebbio Location of Vintebbio in Italy | |
| Coordinates: IT 45°39′59″N 8°19′55″E / 45.66639°N 8.33194°ECoordinates: IT 45°39′59″N 8°19′55″E / 45.66639°N 8.33194°E | |
| Country |
 Italy |
| Region |
 Piedmont |
| Province | Vercelli (VC) |
| Comune | Serravalle Sesia |
| Elevation[1] | 297 m (974 ft) |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
| • Total | 390 |
| Demonym(s) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 13037 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0163 |
Vintebbio is a frazione (and parish) of the municipality of Serravalle Sesia, in Piedmont, northern Italy.
Overview
The castle with monte Barone in the background
It is a village located some km south from the centre of Serravalle, on the right side of Sesia river. Vintebbio is located at the foot of a hill where the impressive ruins of a Middle Ages castle, built by the bishops of Vercelli,[3] overlook the village.
Since 1927 it has been a separate comune (municipality).
References
- ↑ Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0), published by Regione Piemonte - 2007
- ↑ 14° Censimento generale della popolazione e delle abitazioni, Istat on-line data: dawinci.istat.it (accessed in June 2013)
- ↑ Castello di Vintebbio, on-line on www.comune.serravallesesia.vc.it (access date: 20-6-2013)
External links
Media related to Vintebbio at Wikimedia Commons
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