Acqui Terme
Àich (Piedmontese) | |
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Comune di Acqui Terme | |
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).