Dronero (Occitan: Draonier) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Cuneo at the entrance of the Valle Maira.
Dronero
Draonier | |
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| Comune di Dronero | |
 A view of Dronero | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Dronero  | |
  Dronero Location of Dronero in Italy  Dronero Dronero (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 44°28′N 7°22′E / 44.467°N 7.367°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Cuneo (CN) |
| Frazioni | Archero, Borgata Lerda, Borgata Nuova, Borgetto, Fornace, Gangotta Sottana, Lerda, Madonna Addolorata, Monastero, Murassone Nasani, Perotti, Ponte di Bedale, Pratavecchia, Ripoli, Ruà del Prato, San Maurizio, Santa Lucia, Sant'Anna di Piossasco, Tetti |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mauro Astesano |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.9 km2 (22.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 622 m (2,041 ft) |
| Population (31 July 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 7,065 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Droneresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12025 |
| Dialing code | 0171 |
| Patron saint | Madonna di Ripoli |
| Saint day | Second Sunday in September |
| Website | Official website |
Main sights
edit- Ponte Vecchio, also known as Ponte del Diavolo ("Devil's Bridge")
- Torrazza, a watch tower
Culture
editDronero is the home of Droneresi al Rum, a typical delicious sweet, made of two meringues and a heart of chocolate, rum and custard.
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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