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Rocca de' Baldi (CN)

Region Piedmont, Italy

Situated 19km north-east of Cuneo and 80 km south of Turin, the commune consists of a number of small hamlets, the main centre being Crava, rising on a gentle slope north of the Pesio stream.

Info: Altitude: 414 m a.s.l -- Population: ca. 1700 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 12047 -- Phone Area Code: 0174 -- Patron Saint: celebrated on San Magno celebrated on 3 sunday of August -- Frazioni & Località:Carleveri, Crava, Rocca de' Baldi, Corvi, Foresta, Fornace, Gandolfa, Lime, Pasquero, Rolandone, Scalagrano -- GPS Coordinates: 44°26' N 7°45' E

HISTORY:
A fortress existed on the site in the late 12th century, and because of its strategic position it was disputed in the course of the centuries among a number of families, among them the Monferrato, Visconti, Acaya and Savoy. In the 16th century it was occupied by the Spaniards, who destroyed in repression a large part of the settlement, including the castle. During the 16th century Marquis Gaspare Morozzo reconstructed the borough and castle.

WHAT TO SEE:

the Castle, hosting an ethnographic Museum and historical centre;
the church of Sant'Antonio;
natural Oasis Crava and Morozzo

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