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Gabiano
Coat of arms of Gabiano
Municipal coat of arms
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Piedmont
Province Alessandria (AL)
Mayor Mario Tribocco
Elevation 300 m (984 ft)
Area 17 km² (7 sq mi)
Population (as of 2004-12-31)
 - Total 1,245
 - Density 73/km² (189/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 45°9′N, 08°12′E
Gentilic gabianesi
Dialing code 0142
Postal code 15020
Frazioni Piagera, Sessana
Patron Saint Peter
 - Day 7 April

Gabiano (Gabian in Piedmontese) is a rural commune in the north-west of the province of Alessandria, some 25 km west of Casale Monferrato. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of Alessandria (Italian Provincia di Alessandria) is an Italian province, with a Population of some 430000 which forms the southeastern "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Here are a list of area codes in Italy. All numbers here begin with the country code (0039 A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a Comune; for other Administrative Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic Administrative division of both provinces and regions and may be properly approximated in The Province of Alessandria (Italian Provincia di Alessandria) is an Italian province, with a Population of some 430000 which forms the southeastern Casale Monferrato is a town in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy, part of the Province of Alessandria. Its current population of some 1,250 has halved since mid 1930s. In addition to the village of Gabiano, the commune includes the localities of Piagera, Sessana, Cantavenna and Varengo. This area straddles the lowland immediately south of the Po and the furthest extension of the Monferrato hills. The Po ( Latin: Padus, Po Ligurian: Bo, Greek: Eridanus) is a river that flows 652 km(405 miles (682 km by considering Montferrat (in Piemontèis, Monfrà; in Italian, Monferrato) is part of the region of Piedmont in Northern Italy.

The village of Gabiano lies on the southern slopes of a hill dominated by a castle of ancient origins, which was reconstructed in the early twentieth century in the Neo-Gothic style. The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement which began At the foot of the hill—the original site of the village—is a parish church dedicated to Saint Peter. Although rebuilt in 1690, it retains the twin bell towers from the original medieval building.

Cantavenna, largely rebuilt after the Second World War, has two works of interest by the sculptor Giannino Castiglioni: a bas relief celebrating the “Peasant Defender of Liberty” and the “Fountain of the Emigrants”, which was commissioned by the Italians of Chicago. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A bas-relief (baʁəljɛf in French; French for "low relief" derived from the Italian basso rilievo) or low relief is a Sculpture Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. In the nineteenth century the parish church of San Carpoforo was erected here on the spot where the Jacobins had planted their tree of liberty. This page describes the political term "Jacobin" For discussion of the political organization of the French Revolution era see Jacobin Club. A Liberty pole is a tall wooden pole often used as a type of flagstaff planted in the ground which may be surmounted by an ensign or a liberty cap (see Phrygian cap)

Wine

Two DOC wines with very limited zones of production are produced in the commune. Denominazione di origine controllata is an Italian quality assurance label for food products and especially wines (an Appellation) Gabiano is made here and in the neighbouring commune of Moncestino, using the Barbera grape together with 5%–10% of Freisa and/or Grignolino. Moncestino ( Monsëstin in Piedmontese) is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Barbera is a red Wine Grape variety that is the second most-planted variety in Italy (the first is Sangiovese) Freisa is a Wine Grape variety grown in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy primarily in Monferrato and in the Langhe, but also Grignolino is a purple Grape variety commonly grown in the Piemont region of Italy. Rubino di Cantavenna is made in Gabiano, Montecestino, Villamiroglio and part of Camino (AL). Villamiroglio ( Vilamireu in Piedmontese) is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Camino is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km east of Again the predominant grape is Barbera (75%–90%) with Freisa and/or Grignolino making up the remainder.

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