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SETTIME |
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Comune
di Settime
Via Marchesi Borsarelli 1
Tel: 0141/209124
E-mail: comune.settime@libero.it
Mayor: Sergio Tirone
Population: 556
Altitude: 257 a.s.l.
Carabinieri: Montechiaro d’Asti
– tel: 0141/999137 |
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Of
ancient origin, as revealed by the village
name, which is derived from the Latin
‘ad septimum lapidem’, in
other words the place at the seventh mile
of the Roman road that linked Asti with
Industria, now Monteu da Po. Within the
county of Asti, the village was given
in feudal ownership to the lords of Riva.
In 1270 feudal ownership passed to an
Asti family, the Comentina family. In
1314 the hamlet was destroyed by Solaro,
head of the Guelphs of Asti. Under the
lordship of the Roeri family Settime underwent
a period of relatively stable domination.
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| LOCAL
AREA - ECONOMY |
| The
area of Settime is part of a body of hills
that go from Sessant to Albugnano, in the
north-west area of the province of Asti. Agriculture
has diminished in recent years, making the
area poorer, but the consequent creation of
an undisturbed green belt is good news for
the environment and represents a potential
economic resource in itself. |
| PALEONTOLOGY
NATURE RESERVE |
| Bordering
the area is the palaeontology and nature reserve
of Valle Andona and Valle Botta, an area which
attracts much naturalistic tourism; this protected
area is being developed largely on land belonging
to Sessame due to the considerable amount
of fossils present and the unspoilt beauty
of the area, rich in woodland. Close to the
nature reserve a fully equipped picnic area
has been built. |
| EVENTS |
There
are local celebrations on Easter Monday.
The patron saint’s day is celebrated
either on the last Sunday in July or the first
Sunday in August.
The first Sunday of September sees the ‘Hazelnut
Festival’. |
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