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Fontanetto Po

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Country
  
Italy

Frazioni
  
La Guidera

Demonym(s)
  
Fontanettesi

Area
  
23.3 km²

Province
  
Province of Vercelli

Region
  
Piedmont

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Vercelli (VC)

Elevation
  
120 m (390 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Tuesday 4:20 AM

Postal code
  
13040

Dialling code
  
0161

Fontanetto Po

Weather
  
4°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 75% Humidity

Fontanetto Po is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Vercelli.

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Map of 13040 Fontanetto Po Province of Vercelli, Italy

Fontanetto Po borders the following municipalities: Crescentino, Gabiano, Livorno Ferraris, Moncestino, Palazzolo Vercellese, and Trino.

Main sights

  • Oratory of St. Sebastian, built perhaps in the 11th century, and remade in the 15th century. The interior houses remains of mid-15th century frescoes.
  • Parish church of St. Martin, built in the 11th century and restored in the 16th–18th centuries
  • Church of the Holy Trinity, built from 1488
  • 15th century St. John Watermill

    • People

  • Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755–1824), violinist and composer was born in Fontanetto Po. He was one of the great composers of his time, Also he played the viola. He is also credited of having composed the music of the Marseillaise, the French National Hymn, eleven years before Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.

    • References

    Fontanetto Po Wikipedia
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