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Piedmont

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{{otheruses}} {{Infobox_RegionIT | name = Piedmont | fullname = Regione Piemonte | isocode =   | capital = Turin | governor = Mercedes Bresso
(''The Union (political coalition) The Union'') | zone = Northwestern Italy | province = Province of Alessandria Alessandria
Province of Asti Asti
Province of Biella Biella
Province of Cuneo Cuneo
Province of Novara Novara
Province of Turin Turin
Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Province of Vercelli Vercelli | municipality = 1,206 | arearank = 2nd | area = 25,400 | areapercent = 8.4 | population_as_of = 2003 est. | populationrank = 6th | population = 4,331,334 | populationpercent = 7.4 | populationdensity = 167 | coatofarms = Image:Piemonte.svg 220px | map = Image:Italy Regions Piedmont 220px.png | }} '''Piedmont''' (Italian language Italian: ''Piemonte'') is a region of northwestern Italy. It has an area of 25,400 km² and a population of est. 4.3 million. Its capital is Turin. Piedmont is surrounded on three sides by the Alps mountain range, including the Monviso, where the Po River rises, and Monte Rosa. It borders with France, Switzerland, and the Italian regions of Lombardy, Liguria, Emilia Romagna and the Aosta Valley. Lowland Piedmont is a fertile agricultural region, producing wheat, rice, maize and grapes. The region also contains major industrial centres, notably Turin, home to the FIAT automobile works. In February 2006 Turin hosted the XX Olympic Winter Games.

History
In 1046, the counts of the House of Savoy added Piedmont to their main territory of Savoy, with a capital at Chambéry (now in France). The House of Savoy was elevated to a duchy in 1416, and Duke Emmanuel Philibert Emanuele Filiberto moved the seat to Turin in 1563. The dukes were also kings of Kingdom of Sardinia Sardinia starting in 1720. The Republic of Alba was created in 1796 as a French client republic in Piedmont before the area was annexed by France in 1801. In June 1802 a new client republic, the Subalpine Republic, was established in Piedmont and in September it was also annexed. In the congress of Vienna, Piedmont-Sardinia received the Republic of Genoa to strengthen it as a barrier against France. Piedmont was the springboard for Italian unification Italy's unification in 1859-1861, following earlier unsuccessful wars against the Austrian Empire in 1820-1821 and 1848-1849.

Other
A '''"piedmont"''' is a foothill, and '''"piedmont"''' has become a generic designation for foothill regions in geography. 7.6% of the territory is protected area, 56 different ones of which the most famous national park is Gran_Paradiso_National_Park Gran Paradiso. Piedmont is one of the great winegrowing regions in Italy. More than half of its 700 km² (170,000 acres) of vineyards are registered with Denominazione di Origine Controllata DOC designations. It produces wines of renowned depth such as the famed Barbera, Barolo, Barbaresco and Moscato, as well as lesser known varieties such as Dolcetto, Freisa, Grignolino and Brachetto. Apart from the provincial capitals, other notable cities are Vercelli, Verbania, Moncalieri, Rivoli, Ivrea.

See also
*Battle of Méribel (1793)

External links


Government agencies

- Piemonte Region: Official Site
- Consiglio Regionale
- ARPA Piemonte (environmental protection agency)
- Ufficio Scolastico Regionale (school district)

Specialty sites

- Giornale del Piemonte (daily newspaper)
- Piemonte Magazine
- La Lingua Piemontese (Piedmontese language)
- Nòste Rèis (Piedmontese cultural association)
- Confindustria (manufacturers association)
- Cucina Piemonte.Net (Piemontese cuisine)
- TempoItalia (weather forecasts)

Tourism portals

- Map of Piedmont
- Global Geografia
- Piemondo
- Piemonte Emozioni
- Piemonte Online
- Piemonte Web
- Itinerari Piemonte] {{Italy}} {{Italy-geo-stub}} Category:Piedmont Category:NUTS 2 Statistical Regions of Europe be:П'емонт bs:Piemont ca:Piemont cs:Piemont cy:Piemonte da:Piemonte de:Piemont et:Piemonte es:Piamonte eo:Piemonto fr:Piémont ko:피�몬테 주 hr:Pijemont id:Piemonte it:Piemonte he:פיימונטה la:Pedemontium hu:Piemont nl:Piëmont ja:ピエモンテ州 no:Piemonte{{Link FA|no}} oc:Piemont pl:Piemont pt:Piemonte ro:Piemont ru:Пьемонт scn:Piemonti simple:Piedmont sk:Piemont sl:Piemont fi:Piemonte sv:Piemonte tr:Piedmont Category:Regions of Italy Category:Regions of Italy Piemonte ko:분류:피�몬테 주 it:Categoria:Regione Piemonte ja:Category:ピエモンテ州
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