Gattinara is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Vercelli

Province of Vercelli

Vercelli is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is Vercelli., it has an area of 2,088 km², and a total population of 176,829...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Piedmont

Piedmont

Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...

, located about 80 kilometres (49.7 mi) northeast of Turin

Turin

Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

 and about 35 kilometres (21.7 mi) north of Vercelli

Vercelli

Vercelli is a city and comune of about 47,000 inhabitants in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, around the year 600 BC.The city is situated on the river Sesia in the plain of the river...

. As of December 31, 2004, it had a population of 8,506 and an area of 33.5 km².

Gattinara is notable for its red wine

Gattinara (wine)

Gattinara is a red Italian wine with Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita status produced from Nebbiolo grapes grown within the boundaries of the commune of Gattinara which is located in the hills in the north of the province of Vercelli, northwest of Novara in the Piedmont region...

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Gattinara borders the following municipalities: Ghemme

Ghemme

Ghemme is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located on the river Sesia about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Novara....

, Lenta, Lozzolo

Lozzolo

Lozzolo is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 35 km north of Vercelli...

, Roasio

Roasio

Roasio is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 35 km northwest of Vercelli...

, Romagnano Sesia

Romagnano Sesia

Romagnano Sesia is a town and comune of c. 4,000 inhabitants in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Novara....

, Rovasenda

Rovasenda

Rovasenda is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 km northeast of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Vercelli...

, and Serravalle Sesia

Serravalle Sesia

Serravalle Sesia is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 40 km north of Vercelli....

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Natives of Gattinara

• Mercurino Arborio (1465–1530), marchese di Gattinara, statesman and jurist.

External links

• www.comune.gattinara.vc.it/