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Terruggia: sights, history and trails

Alessandria

Elevation: 199 m above sea level
Area: 7.27 km2
Demonym: terrugges
Patron saint: San Martino di Tours

A closer look

Discovering Terruggia

Terruggia (Cheats in Piedmont) is an Italian municipality of 841 inhabitants^[1] from the province of Alessandria, at Piemonte, located 6 km south of Casale Monferrato.

Landscape and area

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Region

The territory of the municipality is hilly.

History of Terruggia

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Symbols

The tower depicted in the municipal coat of arms represents the Torre Veglio, built at the end of the XIX century on the top of a hill on the borders with Rosignano, accompanied by two stars. The gonfalone is a shredded drape of blue and yellow.

Society

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Demographic evolution

Inhabitants registered^[4]

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	Mario Ottone	Christian Democracy	Mayor	^[5]
May 31, 1990	April 24, 1995	Peter Marietti	civic list	Mayor	^[5]
April 24, 1995	June 14, 1999	Peter Marietti	center	Mayor	^[5]
June 24, 1999	June 14, 2004	Luigino Mazzucco	civic list	Mayor	^[5]
June 14, 2004	June 8, 2009	Luigino Mazzucco	civic list	Mayor	^[5]
June 8, 2009	May 26, 2014	Giovanni Bellistri	list of cities: Terruggia together	Mayor	^[5]
May 26, 2014	May 26, 2019	Giovanni Bellistri	list of cities: Terruggia together	Mayor	^[5]
May 26, 2019	June 9, 2024	Maria Luisa Musso	Lista civica: Terruggia di tutti	Mayor	^[5]
June 29, 2024	in office	Maria Luisa Musso	Lista civica: Terruggia di tutti	Mayor	^[5]