Pontestura

Pontestura
Pontestura
Comune
	Comune di Pontestura
	Coat of arms
	Location of Pontestura
	Pontestura Location of Pontestura in Italy Pontestura Pontestura (Piedmont)
	Coordinates: 45°8′36″N 8°20′3″E / 45.14333°N 8.33417°E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Province of Alessandria (AL)
Frazioni	Quarti, Castagnone, Rocchetta
Government
• Mayor	Franco Berra
Area
• Total	18.87 km2 (7.29 sq mi)
Elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Population (31 December 2010)
• Total	1,485
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym	Pontesturesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	15027
Dialing code	0142
Patron saint	Saint Agatha
Saint day	5 February

Pontestura (in Piedmontese Pont da Stura) is a commune with a population of 1,539 in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont. It is located on the right bank of the Po River about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Turin and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Casale Monferrato and borders the following municipalities: Camino, Casale Monferrato, Cereseto, Coniolo, Morano sul Po, Ozzano Monferrato, Serralunga di Crea, and Solonghello.

John IV, Marquis of Montferrat from 1445 to 1464, was born in the castle of Pontestura in 1413.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Population statistics from Italian statistical institute Istat.

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