Country Italy Province / Metropolitan city Novara (NO) Demonym(s) Romentinesi Area 17 km² Postal code 28068 Patron saint John the Baptist | Region Piedmont Elevation 136 m (446 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Wednesday 9:37 AM Province Province of Novara Dialling code 0321 | |
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Romentino is a town of about 5,600 inhabitants in the province of Novara, Piedmont (Northern Italy) 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Novara and 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Milano. It has an area of about 18 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi).
Map of 28068 Romentino Province of Novara, Italy
According to local historian Luigi Baldi, Romentino was founded by the Romans after their conquest of Cisalpine Gaul (Northern Italy) in 2nd century BC. The name of the town was Roma apud Ticinum, that means Rome near Ticino River, though other hypotheses about the original name exist.
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Romentino Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA