San Pietro Mosezzo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 miles) northeast of Turin and about 5 kilometres (3 miles) west of Novara.
San Pietro Mosezzo | |
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| Comune di San Pietro Mosezzo | |
 Parish church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of San Pietro Mosezzo  | |
  San Pietro Mosezzo Location of San Pietro Mosezzo in Italy  San Pietro Mosezzo San Pietro Mosezzo (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°27′N 8°33′E / 45.450°N 8.550°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Novara (NO) |
| Frazioni | Cesto, Mosezzo, Nibbia, San Pietro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tommaso Difonzo |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.83 km2 (13.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 1,992 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sanpietrini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28060 |
| Dialing code | 0321 |
| Patron saint | Sts. Peter and Paul |
| Saint day | June 29 |
| Website | www |
San Pietro Mosezzo is divided into four frazioni (wards)—San Pietro (chef-lieu), Cesto, Mosezzo and Nibbia—and three hamlets—Cascinazza, San Stefano and Torre San Pietrina (San Pietro Mosezzo's industrial park). The Canale Cavour flows across the town.
San Pietro Mosezzo borders the following municipalities: Biandrate, Briona, Caltignaga, Casaleggio Novara, Casalino, Novara, and Vicolungo.
Main sights
edit- Parish church of Saint Peter (16th century)
- Parish church of Saints Vito and Modesto (12th century)
- Parish church of Saints Quirico and Judith, at Cesto
- Parish church of Saint Lawrence (11th century), at Nibbia
- Farmstead Motta, whose existence is proven by a sale bill of August 2, 1380 between Gian Galeazzo Visconti and Antonio Pozzo which transferred the property of the lands of Vinzaglio
References
edit- ^ "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.