Ponderano
Sign in to savePonderano ( Pondran [pʊn'draŋ] in Piedmontese, the local dialect ) is a municipality in the province of Biella, Piedmont, northwestern Italy. Neighbouring comuni include Borriana, Gaglianico, Mongrando, Occhieppo Inferiore and Sandigliano.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Ponderano
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Ponderano
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Ponderano antico ingresso castello.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Entrance to the castle.
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Ponderano-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.region
- Piedmont
- Italian comune.province
- Biella (BI)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Roberto Locca
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 7.05
- Italian comune.population_total
- 3792
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 1 January 2017
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Ponderanesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 357
- Italian comune.saint
- St. Lawrence
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 13058
- Italian comune.area_code
- 015
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Ponderano ( Pondran [pʊn'draŋ] in Piedmontese, the local dialect ) is a municipality in the province of Biella, Piedmont, northwestern Italy. Neighbouring comuni include Borriana, Gaglianico, Mongrando, Occhieppo Inferiore and Sandigliano.
==Origin of the name== According to tradition, the toponym of Ponderano comes from the Latin expression pondere aurum, in reference to a ponderarium, a place for weighing gold-bearing metals, with official certifications.