Acqui Terme

Acqui Terme
Àich (Piedmontese)
Comune di Acqui Terme
La Bollente spring.
La Bollente spring.
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Acqui Terme is located in Italy
Acqui Terme
Acqui Terme
Location of Acqui Terme in Italy
Acqui Terme is located in Piedmont
Acqui Terme
Acqui Terme
Acqui Terme (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°41′N 08°28′E / 44.683°N 8.467°E / 44.683; 8.467
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceAlessandria (AL)
FrazioniLussito, Ovrano, Moirano
Government
 • MayorLorenzo Lucchini (Five Star Movement)
Area
 • Total33.42 km2 (12.90 sq mi)
Elevation
156 m (512 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[2]
 • Total19,961
 • Density600/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
DemonymAcquesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
15011
Dialing code0144
Patron saintGuido of Acqui
Saint dayJune 11
WebsiteOfficial 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).

  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 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Bastianich, J.; Lynch, D. (2005). Vino Italiano. Crown Publishing. pp. 132, 153, 419. ISBN 1-4000-9774-6.
  4. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Acqui". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 154.