Trecate

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
Comune
Comune di Trecate
San Francesco
Coat of arms
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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)[1]
• Total	20,557
• Density	535/km2 (1,390/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:

• Santa Maria Assunta - main parish church
• San Francesco - Contains frescoes by il Cerano
• Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie
• Oratory del Gonfalone

Castle of Trecate

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.

Twin towns — sister cities

Trecate is twinned with:

• Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France (2003)