San Nazzaro Sesia

San Nazzaro Sesia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) west of Novara.

San Nazzaro Sesia borders the following municipalities: Albano Vercellese, Biandrate, Casalbeltrame, Casalvolone, Greggio, Oldenico, Recetto, and Villata. It is home to the Abbey of San Nazzaro e Celso, one of the most important Romanesque complexes in Piedmont.

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San Nazzaro, Switzerland

San Nazzaro is a former municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

On 25 April 2010, the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged in the new municipality of Gambarogno.

History

San Nazzaro is first mentioned in 1258 as sancto Nazario.

In the hamlet of Vairano, cremation urns have been found which may date back to the Bronze Age cremations. Additionally, Roman era pottery and coins have also been discovered. In the hamlet of Mossana, a number of Roman graves were discovered. In the hamlet of Taverna, there used to stand a tower, which had probably given by Frederick I Barbarossa in 1186 to the Orelli family. The tower later passed into the possession of the nobility of Locarno and was used in the control of trade in the Upper Lake Maggiore and Gambarogno river areas. Even in the Middle Ages it was a center place in the Gambarogno valley. In the 13th Century, the Vicinanza meetings were held in the church square in Taverna. In 1487, the Gambarogno became independent of Locarno, and San Nazzaro became the seat of the Podestà and the court.

San Nazzaro, Campania

San Nazzaro is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 60 km northeast of Naples and about 12 km southeast of Benevento.

San Nazzaro borders the following comunes: Apice, Calvi, Mirabella Eclano, Pietradefusi, San Giorgio del Sannio, Venticano.

History

Up until 1958, San Nazzaro formed a single commune with present day Calvi, named San Nazzaro Calvi.

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Sesia

The Sesia (Latin Sesites or Sessites) is a river in north-western Italy, tributary to the Po.

Geography

Its sources are the glaciers of Monte Rosa at the border with Switzerland. It flows through the Alpine valley Valsesia and the towns Varallo Sesia, Quarona, Borgosesia and Vercelli. The Sesia flows into the Po River near Casale Monferrato.

Sport and leisure

It is a popular river for kayaking and hosted the European championship in 2001 and the world championship in 2002.

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Coordinates: 45°07′59.28″N 8°34′23.51″E / 45.1331333°N 8.5731972°E / 45.1331333; 8.5731972

Sésia

Sésia was a department of the French Consulate and of the First French Empire in present-day Italy. It was named after the Sesia river. It was formed in 1802, when the Subalpine Republic (formerly the mainland portion of the Kingdom of Sardinia) was directly annexed to France. Its capital was Vercelli.

The department was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. At the Congress of Vienna, the Savoyard King of Sardinia was restored in all his previous realms and domains, including Piedmont. Its territory is now divided between the Italian provinces of Vercelli and Biella.

Subdivisions

The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812):

Its population in 1812 was 202,733, and its area was 335,118 hectares.

Sesia (moth)

Sesia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.

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