Romentino

Romentino
Comune di Romentino
Coat of arms of Romentino
Location of Romentino
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Romentino is located in Italy
Romentino
Romentino
Location of Romentino in Italy
Romentino is located in Piedmont
Romentino
Romentino
Romentino (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 45°28′N 8°43′E / 45.467°N 8.717°E / 45.467; 8.717
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceNovara (NO)
Government
 • MayorMarco Caccia
Area
 • Total17.69 km2 (6.83 sq mi)
Elevation
136 m (446 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2014)[2]
 • Total5,621
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
DemonymRomentinesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
28068
Dialing code0321
Patron saintJohn the Baptist
Saint day24 June
WebsiteOfficial website

Romentino is a town of about 5000 inhabitants[3] in the province of Novara, Piedmont (Northern Italy) 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Novara and 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Milan. It has an area of about 18 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi). The town mayor is Marco Caccia, since May 2019.

According to local historian Luigi Baldi, Romentino was founded by the Romans after their conquest of Cisalpine Gaul (Northern Italy) in 2nd century BC. The name of the town was Roma apud Ticinum, that means Rome near Ticino River, though other hypotheses about the original name exist.

  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 from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  3. ^ Tuttitalia. "Popolazione Romentino 2001-2018". Tuttitalia.it. Retrieved 10 October 2019.