The Province of Asti was re-established on 1 April 1935 by Royal Decree No. 297 of KingVictor Emmanuel III. It was detached from the existingprovince of Alessandria into which it had been absorbed upon the creation of that province in 1859.
The Province of Asti is among the institutions awarded the Gold Medal for Military Valor (Medaglia d'Oro al Valor Militare) for its contribution to the partisan struggle during the last two years of theSecond World War.
MonferratoArte A historical and bibliographical directory of artists active in the extra-urban Churches of theDiocese of Casale Monferrato, which includes twenty parishes within the province of Asti.(in Italian)