San Damiano d'Asti
Welcome to San Damiano d'Asti!
Hello everyone! Today I want to talk to you about a beautiful town in Piedmont, San Damiano d'Asti, a town of about 8,221 inhabitants located 15 km from the provincial capital of Asti. San Damiano d'Asti is a jewel of the Alto Monferrato, surrounded by the beautiful Alfieri hills and consisting of three large villages around the historic center: Borgo Rondò, Borgo Piano, and Borgo San Rocco.
Let's discover the geography of San Damiano d'Asti
San Damiano d'Asti is located almost in the center of the Alto Monferrato and surrounded by the extreme edges of the Langhe and Monferrato. The town extends on a low hill that reaches up to 339 meters, with the Borbore stream on the left side. The territory of the municipality of San Damiano d'Asti is characterized by numerous watercourses, including the Borbore stream, the Valmaggiore stream, the Maggiore stream, the Coasso stream, the Blesio stream, the Cravina stream, the Priocca stream, and the Sghiarotta stream. The town enjoys a seismic classification of zone 4 (irrelevant seismic activity), as reported in the PCM Ordinance no. 3274 of March 20, 2003, updated on January 16, 2006. The climatic classification of the municipality of San Damiano d'Asti is E.
The history of San Damiano d'Asti
The history of San Damiano d'Asti dates back to 1275 when, during the conflict between the Republic of Genoa and Charles I of Anjou, the municipality of Asti conquered and destroyed the castles of Gorzano, Castelnuovo, Lavezzole, and Marcellengo in the Borbore valley, and founded a new village where the inhabitants of the destroyed villages were forced to live. The settlement was named San Damiano after a pre-existing little church dedicated to that saint. In the 14th century, San Damiano d'Asti was annexed to the Monferrato states and followed the changing events of the wars with the Visconti of Milan and the princes of Savoia-Acaia. In 1631, with the Treaty of Cherasco and the subsequent Treaty of Mirafiori Sud, San Damiano d'Asti was assigned to the House of Savoy. Since then, the history of San Damiano d'Asti coincides with that of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Kingdom of Italy.
Let's discover the symbols of San Damiano d'Asti
The coat of arms, the banner, and the flag of the municipality of San Damiano d'Asti were granted by decree of the President of the Republic on March 7, 2001. The banner is a red and blue divided cloth.
San Damiano d'Asti, Italian city
On February 14, 2018, the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella conferred the title of city on San Damiano d'Asti.
The monuments and places of interest in San Damiano d'Asti
The historic center of San Damiano d'Asti reflects the original ''Sancti Damiani Oppidum,'' the ''villa nova'' created in 1275-1276 by the Genoese Oberto Spinola, then Captain of the People of Asti, as a Roman military camp. Among the places of interest in the municipality of San Damiano d'Asti are the Town Hall, residence of the Counts Carlevaris of Aleramo, the Archaeological Civic Museum, the Church of San Damiano, the Church of San Rocco, and the Church of San Pietro.
Come and visit San Damiano d'Asti, you won't regret it!
