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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.

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
comune of Italy
Official name
Ponderano
Demonym
ponderanesi
Country
Italy
Population
3713
Area
7.05
Elevation
357
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Mongrando
Image
Ponderano antico ingresso castello.jpg
Dialing code
015
Licence plate code
BI
Patron saint
Lawrence of Rome
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Commons category
Ponderano
postal code
13875
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Origin of the name
  • History
  • Symbols
  • Administration
  • Sport
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  • References

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ponderano” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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