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.