Portacomaro
Comune in Piedmont, Italy
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Portacomaro (Piedmontese: Portacomé) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of Turin and about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Asti.
Portacomaro
Portacomé | |
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| Comune di Portacomaro | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Portacomaro Location of Portacomaro in Italy  Portacomaro Portacomaro (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44.9574°N 8.2582°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Asti (AT) |
| Frazioni | Migliandolo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Valter Vittorio Antonio Petrini |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Population (30 July 2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,017 |
| • Density | 185/km2 (479/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 14037 |
| Dialing code | 0141 |
Portacomaro borders the following municipalities: Asti, Calliano, Castagnole Monferrato, and Scurzolengo.
Main sights
The main feature located in the centre of the town is the ancient ricetto which was a fortified area with a defensive tower. It was built to store goods and livestock and to protect the citizens of Portacamaro in case of a raid by enemy armies. The Municipio is located in the Ricetto.
Well-preserved apsidal frescos[3] can be found in the romanesque church of St. Peter [4] (first recorded in 1130 AD).[5] Formerly occupied by a monastic community, the chancel sides are decorated with figures of St. Bernard and St. Sebastian. The central section of tripartite rear wall of the sanctuary (probably the oldest) features a deisis (Crucifixion with Virgin and the beloved disciple, St. John), figures of St. Andrew are to the right, St. Agatha (kneeling) and St Peter to the left.
People
- Valerio Arri, Olympic marathoner
- Mario José Bergoglio, father of Pope Francis
