Asti

For other uses, see Asti (disambiguation).
Asti
Ast (Piedmontese)
Comune
Comune di Asti
Top left: Piazza Medici ("Medici Square") and Troyana Tower; top right: a monument of Vittorio Alfieri in Piazza Alfieri ("Alfieri Square"); middle left: Piazza Roma ("Rome Square") and Comentina Tower; middle upper right: vineyards in Mongardino; middle lower right: Palio di Asti Festival on September; bottom: town hall and San Secondo church
Top left: Piazza Medici ("Medici Square") and Troyana Tower; top right: a monument of Vittorio Alfieri in Piazza Alfieri ("Alfieri Square"); middle left: Piazza Roma ("Rome Square") and Comentina Tower; middle upper right: vineyards in Mongardino; middle lower right: Palio di Asti Festival on September; bottom: town hall and San Secondo church
Flag of Asti
Flag
Coat of arms of Asti
Coat of arms
Location of Asti
Map
Asti is located in Italy
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Asti
Location of Asti in Piedmont
Asti is located in Piedmont
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Asti
Asti (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°54′00″N 8°12′25″E / 44.90000°N 8.20694°E / 44.90000; 8.20694
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceAsti (AT)
Frazionisee list
Government
 • MayorMaurizio Rasero (centre-right)
Area
[1]
 • Total151.31 km2 (58.42 sq mi)
Elevation
123 m (404 ft)
Population
 (1-1-2021)[2]
 • Total74,348
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
DemonymAstigiano(i)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
14100
Dialing code0141
Patron saintSaint Secundus of Asti
Saint dayFirst Tuesday of May
Websitewww.comune.asti.it
Panoramic view of Asti

Asti (UK: /ˈæsti/ AST-ee, US: /ˈɑːsti/ AH-stee;[3][4][5] Italian: [ˈasti] ⓘ; Piedmontese: Ast [ˈɑst]) is a comune (municipality) of 74,348 inhabitants (1–1–2021) located in the Italian region of Piedmont, about 55 kilometres (34 miles) east of Turin, in the plain of the Tanaro River. It is the capital of the province of Asti and it is deemed to be the modern capital of Montferrat.

Location of Asti within its province
  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2017". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Asti". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Asti". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Asti" (US) and "Asti". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22.