Dogliani ( Italian pronunciation: [doʎˈʎaːni] ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont , located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Turin and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Cuneo .
4-485: Dogliani borders the following municipalities: Belvedere Langhe , Bonvicino , Bossolasco , Cissone , Farigliano , Lequio Tanaro , Monchiero , Monforte d'Alba , Roddino , and Somano . Aside from local craftmanship, the economy is mostly based on agriculture: most of the area is occupied by vines , used for the production of the Dolcetto di Dogliani wine. There are also several woods of common hazels . Dogliani
8-592: Is twinned with: This article on a location in the Province of Cuneo is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Belvedere Langhe Belvedere Langhe is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont , located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Turin and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Cuneo . As of 31 December 2004, it had
12-517: Is also known for its Presepio Vivente Archived 2019-05-12 at the Wayback Machine . A tradition started in 1975 that occurs yearly on the night of December 23 and 24 where the town's citizens enact the nativity scene. The town was a settlement of the Ligures , a pre- Roman population. The Roman conquered its area in around 200-100 B.C, although Dogliani is mentioned for the first time in
16-646: The Middle Ages, as the place of a castle and a borough surrounded by walls along the Rea torrent. Dogliani was likely a fief of the Aleramici family, and later was owned by the marquisses of Busca , those of Saluzzo and, starting from the early 17th century, by the House of Savoy . In the 19th century, Dogliani received numerous new buildings designed by the eclectic architect Giovanni Battista Schellino . Dogliani
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