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PORTACOMARO |
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Comune
di Portacomaro
P.zza Roggero 7
Tel. 0141/202128
E-mail: portacom@provincia.asti.it
Mayor: Italo Raso
Population: 2037
Altitude: 212 a.s.l.
Carabinieri: p.zza Marconi 2
Tel. 0141/202133 |
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A
Roman family of noble origins, Gens Comara,
is thought to have given the name to this
town, which was established as a military
encampment in Gaul. It is a short step
from “Curtis Comaria”, the
name of the legendary encampment, through
the linguistic corruption of the name
in vulgar Latin, to the current version
“Portacomaro”. Longobard populations
were recorded here, while during the Renaissance
period the Coardi Counts, an ancient family
of Spanish origins, were its feudal landlords.
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| LOCAL
AREA |
| Portacomaro
is ten km north east of Asti, in the hills
of the Basso Monferrato. The commune includes
not only the main village itself, but as of
1827, also the hamlet of Migliandolo, well
known for its Grignolino wine and a good number
of farmhouses and groups of houses. Portacomaro
is a farming village dedicated to the cultivation
of wine grapes, wine production and cattle
farming (famed for its ‘razza piemontese’
calves). |
| KEY
FIGURES |
Giuseppe
Nicolao Berruti, born in Portacomaro on 25
September 1844, was a famous poet who wrote
in dialect. Originally from Berruti (in dialect
“Bri”), he acquired the nickname
of “Brilot”, meaning ‘little
man of Bri’, or Berrutino, and he is
in fact known as “Pinut d’Brilot”.
Another writer known nationally since 1999,
is the dialect poet Elda Rasero, born in Portacomaro
in 1951. |
| EVENTS |
There
are many events throughout the year to the
delight of residents and visitors alike, who
flock here in increasing numbers to sample
its Grignolino and the finest local produce.
These include: “Carè veg”
(March); the “caretin” fair (April-May);
the Grignolino Fair (last Sunday in May);
“festa del Rio” (first ten days
of July); “fagiolata di Sant’Agata”
(beginning of December). |
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