Castelnuovo Don Bosco

Castelnuovo Don Bosco is a municipality with 3276 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the Italian province of Asti (AT ), Region Piedmont.

About the Name

With the addition of the name in Castelnuovo born ( in the village of Becchi ) Don Bosco is honored, who founded the Order of the Salesians of Don Bosco who work in the care of orphans and is revered in his hometown as a saint.

Geography

The place is 31 km from the provincial capital of Asti at an altitude of 240 m above sea level. The municipality covers an area of ​​22 km ².

Neighboring communities

The neighboring municipalities are Albugnano, Buttigliera d' Asti, Capriglio, Moncucco Torinese, Moriondo Torinese, Passerano Marmorito and Pino d'Asti. The patron saint of the place is San Rocco.

Population

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Giovanni Cardinal Cagliero SDB ( * 1838, † 1926), the Vatican diplomat

Specialty

The municipality is the wine region Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco his name. In Castelnuovo Don Bosco also vines of Barbera for the Barbera d'Asti, a DOCG red wine are grown with status.

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