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Serralunga di Crea: sights, history and trails

Alessandria

Elevation: 240 m above sea level
Area: 8,84 km2
Demonym: Greenhouses

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Discovering Serralunga di Crea

Serralunga di Crea (Seralonga'd Create in Piedmont) is an Italian municipality of 516 inhabitants^[1] from the province of Alessandria, in Piemonte. In the territory of the municipality there is the Sacro Monte di Crea.

History of Serralunga di Crea

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Symbols

"From heaven, to the mountain rising from the tip crossed by two roads of which one reaches the summit where it is a silver tower to the natural; to the head of green, to the golden breathed grifo. Fronde of laurel and oak stamped by ducal crown.^[4]»

The two towers on the coat of arms of the municipality refer to the old castle site once on the Bric Castelvelli and now reduced to a few remains.

The banner is a blue cloth.

What to see in Serralunga di Crea

Like many other countries in Monferrato, the perimeter of the walled accommodation is still easily distinguishable, which includes a reduced surface compared to that of today's...Explore this chapter

Like many other countries in Monferrato, the perimeter of the walled accommodation is still easily distinguishable, which includes a reduced surface than that of the current agglomeration.

Sacro Monte di Crea (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Natural Park of the Sacro Monte di Crea
Parish Church of San Sebastiano

Society

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Demographic evolution

In the last hundred years, starting from 1921, it occurred a halving of the resident population.

Inhabitants registered^[5]

Administration

Below is a table relating to the administrations that have succeeded one another in this municipality.Explore this chapter

Below is a table relating to the administrations that have succeeded one another in this municipality.

Period		First citizen	Match	Load	Notes
June 13, 1985	May 24, 1990	Attilio Godino	civic list	Mayor	^[6]
May 24, 1990	January 28, 1993	Attilio Godino	civic list	Mayor	^[6]
March 25, 1993	April 24, 1995	Giancarlo Mazzucco	Liberal Party Italian	Mayor	^[6]
April 24, 1995	June 14, 1999	Giancarlo Mazzucco	center	Mayor	^[6]
June 14, 1999	June 14, 2004	Giuseppe Godino	civic list	Mayor	^[6]
June 14, 2004	June 8, 2009	Giuseppe Godino	civic list	Mayor	^[6]
June 8, 2009	May 26, 2014	Giancarlo Berto	civic list	Mayor	^[6]
May 26, 2014	May 26, 2019	Giancarlo Berto	Civic list: continue together	Mayor	^[6]
May 26, 2019	June 9, 2024	Giancarlo Berto	Civic list: continue together	Mayor	^[6]
June 9, 2024	in office	Giancarlo Berto	Civic list: continue together	Mayor	^[6]

Infrastructure and transport

The Serralunga-Cereseto stop is located along the Castagnole-Asti-Mortara railway, whose traffic has been suspended since 2012.Explore this chapter

The stop at Serralunga-Cereseto is located along the Castagnole-Asti-Mortara railway, whose traffic has been suspended since 2012.

Image gallery

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Sacred Mount of Crea
Chapel of Paradise
Sacred Mount of Crea
Sanctuary
Sacred Mount of Crea
Chapel 19 (The Resurrection)
Sacred Mount of Crea
A chapel in the park

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).
^ Piedmontese civic coat of arms, vol. II, Regional Council of Piemonte, 2016, p. 507, ISBN 978-88-96074-98-5.
^
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 ^the ^j Register of local and regional administrators, up administrators. interno.it.