Monteu Roero | |
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| Comune di Monteu Roero | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Monteu Roero  | |
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| Coordinates:44°46′49.08″N7°56′15.0″E / 44.7803000°N 7.937500°E /44.7803000; 7.937500 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Cuneo (CN) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michele Sandri |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.45 km2 (9.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 395 m (1,296 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 1,672 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Monteacutesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12040 |
| Dialing code | 0173 |
| Website | Official website |
Monteu Roero is acomune (municipality) in theProvince of Cuneo in theItalian regionPiedmont, located about 35 km (22 mi) southeast ofTurin and about 50 km (31 mi) northeast ofCuneo.
Monteu Roero borders the following municipalities:Canale,Ceresole Alba,Montaldo Roero,Pralormo,Santo Stefano Roero, andVezza d'Alba.
The main economic activities are the production ofwine andchestnuts.
In ancient times the site was known asMonte Acuto ("Sharp Mount"). In 1041 emperorHenry III gave it to thebishops of Asti, who, a century later, ceded it to the countGuy of Biandrate, who had the first castle built here. The latter's family held the castle for three centuries until 1299 when, defeated by Asti's troops, they sold it to the Roero (or Rotari) family. The current castle was built by new feudataries in the 15th century on the former one's ruin.
The castle passed to thehouse of Savoy in 1784.
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