Montalto Dora

Montalto Dora is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Turin.

Montalto Dora
Comune
Comune di Montalto Dora
The castle of Montalto
Coat of arms
Location of Montalto Dora
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Coordinates: 45°29′N 7°52′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin (TO)
Government
• Mayor	Renzo Galletto
Area [1]
• Total	7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Elevation	252 m (827 ft)
Population  (31 December 2012)[2]
• Total	3,439
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Montaltesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	10016
Dialing code	0125
Website	Official website

Main sights

• Montalto Dora Castle, known from the mid-12th century but rebuilt in the 18th-20th centuries. It has a massive mastio and a chapel with 15th-century frescoes. The castle was owned by the bishopric of Ivrea, from which it went to the Duchy of Savoy in the 14th century.
• Parish church of Sant'Eusebio
• Church of San Rocco (c. early 16th century), with Mannerist frescoes inside
• Villa Casana, dating to the late 16th century but enlarged around 1918.
• Lake Pistono and Lake Nero, two lakes of glacial origin.

Twin towns

• Cannara, Italy