Asti

thumb|right|278px|Panoramic view of Asti Asti ( , ; ; ) is a comune (municipality) of 74,348 inhabitants (1–1–2021) located in the Italian region of Piedmont, about east of Turin, in the plain of the Tanaro River. It is the capital of the province of Asti and it is deemed to be the modern capital of Montferrat. thumb|left|Location of Asti within province of Asti|its province

AI overview

Asti is a municipality in the Piedmont region of northern Italy with about 74,000 residents, located east of Turin in the Tanaro River plain. It serves as the capital of the province of Asti and is considered the modern center of the Montferrat area.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Key facts

Italian comune.image_caption: Top left: Piazza Medici ("Medici Square") and Troyana Tower; top right: a monument of Vittorio Alfieri in Piazza Alfieri ("Alfieri Square"); middle left: Piazza Roma ("Rome Square") and Comentina Tower; middle upper right: vineyards in Mongardino; middle lower right: Palio di Asti Festival on September; bottom: town hall and San Secondo church
Italian comune.image_shield: Coat of arms of Asti.svg
Italian comune.shield_size: 90px
Italian comune.image_flag: Asti bandiera.svg
Italian comune.pushpin_map: Italy Piedmont#Italy#Europe
Italian comune.region: Piedmont
Italian comune.province: Asti (AT)
Italian comune.frazioni: see list
Italian comune.mayor_party: centre-right
Italian comune.mayor: Maurizio Rasero
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 151.31
Italian comune.population_total: 74348
Italian comune.population_as_of: 1-1-2021
Italian comune.population_demonym: Astigiano(i)
Italian comune.elevation_m: 123
Italian comune.saint: Saint Secundus of Asti
Italian comune.day: First Tuesday of May
Italian comune.postal_code: 14100

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name: Asti
Demonym: astigiani
Population: 73421
Area: 151.31
Elevation: 123
Official website: www.comune.asti.it
Image: Asti Panoramica 3 1.jpg
Dialing code: 0141
Licence plate code: AT

Show 6 more facts

postal code: 14100
Commons category: Asti
Commons gallery: Asti
P11012: Richard Sainct
native label: Asti
P12749: Kirani James

Sources (5)

via Wikidata · CC0

~18 min read

Article

20 sections

Contents

History
Ancient times and early Middle Ages
Local power
French and Savoyard domination
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Government
Main sights
Events
Wine
Food
Sport
Transport
People
Frazioni
International relations
See also
References
External links

== History == === Ancient times and early Middle Ages === People have lived in and around what is now Asti since the Neolithic period. Before their defeat in 174 BC by the Romans, tribes of Ligures, the Statielli, dominated the area and the toponym probably derives from Ast which means "hill" in the ancient Celtic language.