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Alessandria

Also known as Lissändria, Alexandria, Lissandria, Lisàndria, Lissàndria, Lisòndria, Lisondria

Alessandria (; ) is a city and comune (municipality) in the region of Piedmont in Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. With a population of , it is the 3rd-largest city in Piedmont and the 53rd-largest in Italy.

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Alessandria is a city in the Piedmont region of northern Italy and serves as the capital of the Province of Alessandria. As the third-largest city in Piedmont and the 53rd-largest in Italy overall, it is a significant urban center in the region.

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Italian comune.frazioni: Spinetta Marengo, Cantalupo, Casalbagliano, Cascina Morione, Cascinagrossa, Castelceriolo, Cornaglie, Cristo, Filippona, Gerlotti, Litta Parodi, Lobbi, Mandrogne, Molinetto, Orti, Pagella, Porrona, Profumati, San Giuliano, San Giuliano Nuovo, San Giuliano Vecchio, San Michele, Settimio, Valle San Bartolomeo, Valmadonna, Villa Del Foro
Italian comune.mayor_party: PD
Italian comune.mayor: Giorgio Abonante
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 203.57
Italian comune.population_demonyms: Alessandrini, nickname: Mandrogni
Italian comune.elevation_m: 95
Italian comune.saint: San Baudolino
Italian comune.day: 10 November
Italian comune.postal_code: 15121–15122
Italian comune.area_code: 0131
Italian comune.name: Alessandria
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Alessandria
Italian comune.image_skyline: Alessandria panorama landscape pontemeier mandrogni lisondria tanaro.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Aerial view of Alessandria within its outer ring
Italian comune.image_flag: Flag of Alessandria.svg
Italian comune.image_shield: Alessandria-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.pushpin_map: Italy Piedmont#Italy#Europe
Italian comune.region: Piedmont

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History
Ancient Age
Middle Ages
The foundation
The free commune
Modern Age
Contemporary Age
The Napoleonic period
The Risorgimento and Italy's unification
Alessandria in modern Italy
Jewish history
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Immigration
Religion
Institutions and associations
Government
Symbols
Coat of arms
Honours
Culture
Education
Libraries
Schools
Universities
Museums
Theatre
Theatre of Palazzo Guasco
Municipal Theatre
Communal Theatre
Other theatres
Music
Cuisine
Sights
Civil architecture
12th–13th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
21st century
Religious architecture
12th–13th century
14th–15th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
Military architecture
18th century
19th century
Monumental trees
Events
Sport
Transport
Notable people
Twin towns - sister cities
See also
References
Sources
Footnotes
External links

Known for the famous hat manufacturing company Borsalino and for its proximity to the historical site of the battle of Marengo, led by Napoleon, the town is an important agricultural, industrial and logistic hub within its region and Italy's North-West. With a surface extension that makes it Piedmont's largest municipality and a population of 92,839 inhabitants (the third most populous city in the region), Alessandria is located in the centre of the so-called "industrial triangle", whose vertices are Turin, Milan and Genoa. Alessandria is also home to one of the headquarters of the University of Eastern Piedmont, which is an academic institution that has a tripolar structure shared with Vercelli and Novara.

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