Montalto Dora

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

45°29′N 7°52′E / 45.483°N 7.867°E / 45.483; 7.867CountryItalyRegionPiedmontMetropolitan cityTurin (TO)Government • MayorRenzo GallettoArea • Total7.5 km² (2.9 sq mi)Elevation252 m (827 ft)Population • Total3,439 • Density460/km² (1,200/sq mi)DemonymMontaltesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeDialing code0125WebsiteOfficial website

Montalto Dora is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Turin.

Main sights

• Montalto Dora Castle, known from the mid-12th century but rebuilt in the 18th-20th centuries. It has a massive mastio and a chapel with 15th-century frescoes. The castle was owned by the bishopric of Ivrea, from which it went to the Duchy of Savoy in the 14th century.
• Parish church of Sant'Eusebio
• Church of San Rocco (c. early 16th century), with Mannerist frescoes inside
• Villa Casana, dating to the late 16th century but enlarged around 1918.

Twin towns

• Cannara, Italy