Massino Visconti

Comune in Piedmont, Italy
Coat of arms of Massino Visconti
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Location of Massino Visconti
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45°49′N 8°32′E / 45.817°N 8.533°E / 45.817; 8.533CountryItalyRegionPiedmontProvinceNovara (NO)FrazioniMonte, San SalvatoreGovernment
 • MayorAngela BuzziArea • Total6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)Elevation
465 m (1,526 ft)Population
 (Dec. 2004)[2]
 • Total1,106 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)DemonymMassinesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
28040
Dialing code0322WebsiteOfficial website

Massino Visconti (usually called simply Massino) is a municipality in the Province of Novara, in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) northeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Novara.

Massino Visconti is bordered by the municipalities of Armeno, Brovello-Carpugnino, Lesa and Nebbiuno.

Massino got the suffix "Visconti" from the House of Visconti of Milan, an important noble family in medieval Italy, who were initially the lords of Massino.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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