Pontestura Explained

Pontestura
Official Name:Comune di Pontestura
Coordinates:45.1433°N 8.3342°W
Province: (AL)
Frazioni:Quarti, Castagnone, Rocchetta
Mayor:Franco Berra
Area Total Km2:18.87
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1485
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Demonym:Pontesturesi
Elevation M:140
Saint:Saint Agatha
Day:5 February
Postal Code:15027
Area Code:0142

Pontestura (in Piedmontese Pont da Stura) is a commune with a population of 1,539 in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont. It is located on the right bank of the Po River about 50km (30miles) east of Turin and about 10km (10miles) west of Casale Monferrato and borders the following municipalities: Camino, Casale Monferrato, Cereseto, Coniolo, Morano sul Po, Ozzano Monferrato, Serralunga di Crea, and Solonghello.

John IV, Marquis of Montferrat from 1445 to 1464, was born in the castle of Pontestura in 1413.

References

  1. Population statistics from Italian statistical institute Istat.