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Trecate | |
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| Comune di Trecate | |
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  Trecate Location of Trecate in Italy  Trecate Trecate (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°26′N 8°44′E / 45.433°N 8.733°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)[2] | |
• 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 |
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.
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
[edit]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
[edit]Trecate is twinned with:
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France (2003)
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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