Romentino Explained

Romentino
Official Name:Comune di Romentino
Coordinates:45.4667°N 51°W
Province: (NO)
Mayor:Marco Caccia
Area Total Km2:17.69
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:5621
Population As Of:31 December 2014
Population Demonym:Romentinesi
Elevation M:136
Saint:John the Baptist
Day:24 June
Postal Code:28068
Area Code:0321

Romentino is a town of about 5000 inhabitants[2] in the province of Novara, Piedmont (Northern Italy) 8km (05miles) east of Novara and 40km (30miles) west of Milan. It has an area of about 18km2.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.

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  2. Web site: Tuttitalia . Popolazione Romentino 2001-2018 . Tuttitalia.it . 10 October 2019.