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Rocchetta Tanaro: sights, history and trails
Asti
- Elevation
- 107 m above sea level
- Area
- 15.91 km²
- Demonym
- Rocchettesi
- Patron saint
- Mary Saint Assunta
A closer look
Discovering Rocchetta Tanaro
Rocchetta Tanaro (Rochëtta'd Tani in Piedmont) is an Italian municipality of 1 362 inhabitants[1] from the province of Asti in the Piemonte.
History of Rocchetta Tanaro
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The first inhabitants arrived at least four millennia ago through the Tanaro River and settled in the bends and the prominences that the river formed along its course. The recent findings of the New Year's Neolithic, as well as the abundance in the soil of paleontological and fossil finds (mastodon, dinosaur, shells) report to geological eras[4].
In the November 1994 the commune was almost totally submerged by the flood of the river Tanaro.
Symbols
The coat of arms and gonfalone were granted with DPR on 5 July 1955.[5][6]
- Coat of arms
- Banner
Honors
Rocchetta Tanaro is among the cities decorated with military valor for the liberation war, awarded the silver medal to the military valor for the sacrifices of its populations and for the activity in the partisan struggle during World War II[8]:
— 9 May 1994[9]
What to see in Rocchetta Tanaro
Natural areasExplore this chapter
Natural areas
In the municipality there is the Natural Park of Rocchetta Tanaro.
Society
Demographic evolutionExplore this chapter
Demographic evolution
Inhabitants registered[10]
Administration
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Below is a table relating to the administrations that have succeeded one another in this municipality.
| Period | First citizen | Match | Load | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 25, 1985 | May 31, 1990 | Stefano Icardi | - | Mayor | [11] |
| May 31, 1990 | April 24, 1995 | Stefano Icardi | - | Mayor | [11] |
| April 24, 1995 | June 14, 1999 | Sergio Aliberti | centre-left | Mayor | [11] |
| June 14, 1999 | June 14, 2004 | Sergio Aliberti | civic list | Mayor | [11] |
| June 14, 2004 | June 8, 2009 | Vincenzo Forlano | civic list | Mayor | [11] |
| June 8, 2009 | May 26, 2014 | Sergio Aliberti | civic list | Mayor | [11] |
| May 26, 2014 | May 27, 2019 | Tersilla Elsa Aliberti | list of cities Rocchetta | Mayor | [11] |
| May 27, 2019 | June 10, 2024 | Massimo Fungo | list Rocchetta yesterday today tomorrow | Mayor | [11] |
Twinning
Donnas, since 2002
Notes
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- ^ to b Monthly demographic balance for the year 2026 (provisional data), up demo.istat.it, ISTAT.
- ^ Seismic classification (XLS), up risks.protezionecivile.gov.it.
- ^ Table of degrees/day of Italian Municipalities grouped by Region and Province (PDF), in Law 26 August 1993, n. 412, annex A, National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, 1 March 2011, p. 151. URL consulted on 25 April 2012 (archived fromoriginal url on 1 January 2017).
- ^ History, up common.rocchettatanaro.at.it.
- ^ Rocchetta Tanaro, decree 1955-07-05 DPR, concession of coat of arms and gonfalone, up Central State Archive. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Coats of arms and gonfalone of the Municipality of Rocchetta Tanaro, up ACS, Collection of drawings from the coat of arms of municipalities and cities. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Stem and Gonfalone, up Municipality of Rocchetta Tanaro. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ http://www.istitutonastroazzurro.it/istituzionidecoratemedagliaargentovalormilitare.html
- ^ OJ General Series n.295 of 19-12-1994, up gazzetta ufficiale.it.
- ^ Data taken from:
- Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991 (PDF), up ebiblio.istat.it, ISTAT.
- Resident population - Time series, up exploredati.istat.it.
Please note: 2021 data refers to permanent census data as of December 31 of that year.
- ^ to b c d And f g h http://amministratori.interno.it/
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1994 Tanaro flood
On 5 and 6 November 1994, the provinces of Cuneo , Turin , Asti and Alessandria were heavily affected by a violent flood event that caused the flooding of the Po Rivers, Tanaro and many of their tributaries (especially the Belbo stream, an important right-wing tributary of Tanaro), causing 69 victims and 2,226 displaced.
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