Comuni 86 Telephone prefix 015, 0161, 0163 | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 2,088 km² | |
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Postal code 13010-13012, 13015, 13017-13028,13030-13041, 13043-13049, 13060, 13100 Points of interest Sacro Monte di Varallo, Signalkuppe, Basilica di Sant'Andrea, Alpe di Mera, Sacro Monte Destinations Vercelli, Alagna Valsesia, Borgosesia, Varallo Sesia, Santhià |
Vercelli (Italian: Provincia di Vercelli) is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is Vercelli.
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Map of Province of Vercelli, Italy
As of 2015, it has an area of 2,081 square kilometres (803 sq mi) and a total population of some 176,000. It is an area known for the cultivation of rice.
Main sights
In 2003, the Sacred Mountain of Varallo was inserted by UNESCO in the World Heritage List.
Other historical sights include the Basilica of Sant'Andrea in Vercelli. There are also numerous natural sights in the Valsesia area.
References
Province of Vercelli Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA