San Giuseppe di Casto

San Giuseppe di Casto
Frazione

Panoramic view
San Giuseppe di Casto

Location of San Giuseppe di Casto in Italy

Coordinates: IT 45°37′11″N 8°4′26″E / 45.61972°N 8.07389°E / 45.61972; 8.07389Coordinates: IT 45°37′11″N 8°4′26″E / 45.61972°N 8.07389°E / 45.61972; 8.07389
Country  Italy
Region  Piedmont
Province Biella (BI)
Comune Andorno Micca
Elevation[1] 669 m (2,195 ft)
Demonym(s)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 13811
Dialing code (+39) 015

San Giuseppe di Casto is a frazione (and parish) of the municipality of Andorno Micca, in Piedmont, northern Italy.

Overview

Church tower

It is a village located some km north-east from the centre of Andorno and takes its name from Saint Joseph and from the Monte Casto, a mountain which dominates from north the village.

History

Since 1929 San Giuseppe di Casto was a separate comune (municipality).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0), pubblished by Regione Piemonte - 2007
  2. ↑ Comune di San Giuseppe di Casto, Francesca Ortolano (care of); Sistema Informativo Unificato per le Soprintendenze Archivistiche, (accessed on July 2012)

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