Caltignaga
Comune in Piedmont, Italy
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Caltignaga is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Turin and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of Novara.
Caltignaga | |
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| Comune di Caltignaga | |
Castle of Caltignaga. | |
  Caltignaga Location of Caltignaga in Italy  Caltignaga Caltignaga (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°31′N 8°35′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Novara (NO) |
| Frazioni | Morghengo, Sologno |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pietro Antonio Miglio |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.32 km2 (8.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004)[2] | |
• Total | 2,447 |
| • Density | 109.6/km2 (283.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Caltignaghesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28010 |
| Dialing code | 0321 |
| Website | Official website |
Caltignaga borders the following municipalities: Bellinzago Novarese, Briona, Cameri, Momo, Novara, and San Pietro Mosezzo.
Main sights
- Parish church of Santa Maria Assunta (11th-12th centuries)
- Castle (14th-17th centuries)
- Oratory of Santi Nazzaro e Celso, in the frazione of Sologno (11th century). It is an example of Romanesque architecture housing, in the interior, mid-15th centuries frescoes by Giovanni da Campo and others. They depict stories of the legendary lives of Nazarius and Celsus.
- Remains of a Roman aqueduct