Acqui Terme
Àich (Piedmontese) | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Acqui Terme | |
 La Bollente spring. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Acqui Terme  | |
  Acqui Terme Location of Acqui Terme in Italy  Acqui Terme Acqui Terme (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°41′N 08°28′E / 44.683°N 8.467°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Alessandria (AL) |
| Frazioni | Lussito, Ovrano, Moirano |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lorenzo Lucchini (Five Star Movement) |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.42 km2 (12.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 156 m (512 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 19,961 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Acquesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 15011 |
| Dialing code | 0144 |
| Patron saint | Guido of Acqui |
| Saint day | June 11 |
| Website | Official website |
Acqui Terme (Italian pronunciation: [ˈakkwi ˈtɛrme]; Piedmontese: Àich [ˈɑi̯k]) is a city and comune in the province of Alessandria, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) south-southwest of Alessandria. It is one of the principal winemaking communes of the Italian DOCG wine Brachetto d'Acqui.[3]
The city's hot sulphur springs have been famous since this was the Roman town of Aquae Statiellae; the ancient baths are referred to by Paulus Diaconus and the chronicler Liutprand of Cremona.[4] In 1870 Giovanni Ceruti designed a small pavilion, known as La Bollente, for the spot at the centre of the town where the water temperature up to 75 °C (167 °F).
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Bastianich, J.; Lynch, D. (2005). Vino Italiano. Crown Publishing. pp. 132, 153, 419. ISBN 1-4000-9774-6.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Acqui". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 154.
