Chiaverano is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont , located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Turin .
3-508: Chiaverano borders the following municipalities: Donato , Andrate , Borgofranco d'Ivrea , Sala Biellese , Torrazzo , Montalto Dora , Burolo , Ivrea , and Cascinette d'Ivrea . Sights include the Romanesque church of Santo Stefano di Sessano (11th century) and the remains of the Castle of San Giuseppe. Part of Lake Sirio lies within the boundaries of the comune. This article on
6-664: A location in the Province of Turin is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Donato (BI) Donato is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont , located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Biella . Donato borders the following municipalities: Andrate , Chiaverano , Graglia , Mongrando , Netro , Sala Biellese , Settimo Vittone . The name, of Roman origin , testifies to
9-505: The antiquity of the settlement, in a strategic position for communications between Biella, the Canavese and the Aosta Valley . Around 1150 the bishop of Vercelli , Uguccione, bought this place for his church, along with the lands of Zumaglia, Netro and Verrua. Subsequently, Donato passed to Avogadro of Cerrione, who came into conflict with the church of Vercelli, in 1434 lost this estate, which
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