Trecate
Comune in Piedmont, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Comune in Piedmont, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trecate is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Turin and about 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Novara.
Trecate | |
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Comune di Trecate | |
Coordinates: 45°26′N 8°44′E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Province | Novara (NO) |
Frazioni | San Martino |
Government | |
• Mayor | Federico Binatti |
Area | |
• Total | 38.4 km2 (14.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
Population (30 October 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 20,557 |
• Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Demonym | Trecatesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 28069 |
Dialing code | 0321 |
Patron saint | St. Cassianus and Clement |
Website | Official website |
It harbors a major refinery complex for fuels and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), serving northern and central Italy, and also the Villafortuna oil field. It is also home to the Croce di Maltocraft brewery.
It is served by Trecate railway station.
Among its churches are:
The town of Trecate used to have a castle within its territory, this castle was similar to both Warkworth Castle and the Castle of Cuasso al Monte (also disappeared), in Cinque Vette Park.
Trecate is twinned with:
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