Cuneo
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- This article is about the town in Italy. For the 20th Century English Painter see Terence Cuneo
| Comune di Cuneo | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Piemonte |
| Province | Province of Cuneo (CN) |
| Mayor | Alberto Valmaggia (since 12 June 2002) |
| Elevation | 534 m (1,752 ft) |
| Area | 119 km² (46 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2004-12-31) | |
| - Total | 54,914 |
| - Density | 461/km² (1,194/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | cuneesi |
| Dialing code | 0171 |
| Postal code | 12100 |
| Frazioni | San Rocco Castagnaretta, Madonna dell'Olmo, Madonna delle Grazie, Roata Rossi, Passatore, San Benigno, San Pietro del Gallo, Cerialdo, Borgo San Giuseppe, Confreria, Roata Canale, Spinetta, Bombonina, Tetti Pesio |
| Patron | Saint Michael |
| - Day | September 29 |
| Website: www.comune.cuneo.it | |
Cuneo (Coni in Piedmontese), with a population of c. 55,000 inhabitants, is the capital of the Piedmontese Province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area. It is located at the foot of the Maritime Alps, on the Stura di Demonte river where it emerges from the Valle Stura, and neighbours the communes of Boves, Cervasca, Vignolo, Beinette, Peveragno, Castelletto Stura, Caraglio and Tarantasca.
[edit] Notable Cuneesi
- See also: Category:People from Cuneo
- Annibale Santorre di Rossi de Pomarolo, Count of Santarosa (1783–1825), early Risorgimento leader.
- Franco Andrea Bonelli (1784–1830), ornithologist, entomologist and collector.
- Giuseppe Peano (1858–1932), mathematician.
- Giorgio Federico Ghedini (1892–1965), composer.
- Nuto Revelli (1919–2004), partisan and writer.[1]
- Michele Ferrero (born 1927), chocolate magnate and owner of Ferrero SpA (Nutella, Mon Chéri, Ferrero Rocher, Tic Tacs).
- Alviero Martini (born c.1940), fashion designer.
- Cesare Damiano (born 1948), politician.
- Piergiorgio Odifreddi (born 1950), mathematician, logician and aficionado of the history of science.
- Livia Turco (born 1955), politician.
[edit] Trivia
- Cuneo's speciality is "Cuneesi al rhum", chocolates with a unique rum-based filling. The most famous brand is Arione.
[edit] External links
- Cuneo homepage (Italian)
- Giornale di informazione della Provincia di Cuneo (Italian)
- Parco Fluviale Gesso e Stura (Italian)
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