Asti
Sign in to savethumb|right|278px|Panoramic view of Asti Asti ( , ; ; ) is a comune (municipality) of 74,348 inhabitants (1–1–2021) located in the Italian region of Piedmont, about east of Turin, in the plain of the Tanaro River. It is the capital of the province of Asti and it is deemed to be the modern capital of Montferrat. thumb|left|Location of Asti within province of Asti|its province
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Asti is a municipality in the Piedmont region of northern Italy with about 74,000 residents, located east of Turin in the Tanaro River plain. It serves as the capital of the province of Asti and is considered the modern center of the Montferrat area.
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- Top left: Piazza Medici ("Medici Square") and Troyana Tower; top right: a monument of Vittorio Alfieri in Piazza Alfieri ("Alfieri Square"); middle left: Piazza Roma ("Rome Square") and Comentina Tower; middle upper right: vineyards in Mongardino; middle lower right: Palio di Asti Festival on September; bottom: town hall and San Secondo church
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- Coat of arms of Asti.svg
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- Italy Piedmont#Italy#Europe
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- Piedmont
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- Asti (AT)
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- centre-right
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- Maurizio Rasero
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20 sectionsContents
- History
- Ancient times and early Middle Ages
- Local power
- French and Savoyard domination
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Government
- Main sights
- Events
- Wine
- Food
- Sport
- Transport
- People
- Frazioni
- International relations
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|278px|Panoramic view of Asti Asti ( , ; ; ) is a comune (municipality) of 74,348 inhabitants (1–1–2021) located in the Italian region of Piedmont, about east of Turin, in the plain of the Tanaro River. It is the capital of the province of Asti and it is deemed to be the modern capital of Montferrat. thumb|left|Location of Asti within province of Asti|its province
== History == === Ancient times and early Middle Ages === People have lived in and around what is now Asti since the Neolithic period. Before their defeat in 174 BC by the Romans, tribes of Ligures, the Statielli, dominated the area and the toponym probably derives from Ast which means "hill" in the ancient Celtic language.