Sacrario ‘Madre dei Prigionieri’;Alla Madre dei Prigionieri

Sacrario ‘Madre dei Prigionieri’;Alla Madre dei Prigionieri is a memorial in Melle, Province of Cuneo, Piedmont. Sacrario ‘Madre dei Prigionieri’;Alla Madre dei Prigionieri is situated near the church Sacrario Nazionale Mater Captivorum, as well as near Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista and Town hall of Melle.

Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista

Church

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Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista is a church.

Town hall of Melle

Town hall

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Santuario della Madonna della Betulla

Church

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Santuario della Madonna della Betulla is a church, which is situated 1½ km north of Sacrario ‘Madre dei Prigionieri’;Alla Madre dei Prigionieri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Valmala and Lemma.

Valmala

Hamlet

Photo: F Ceragioli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Valmala was a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres southwest of Turin and about 25 kilometres northwest of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 61 and an area of 11.0 square kilometres. Valmala is situated 3 km southeast of Sacrario ‘Madre dei Prigionieri’;Alla Madre dei Prigionieri.

Lemma

Hamlet

Photo: Betty&Giò, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lemma is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km southeast of Sacrario ‘Madre dei Prigionieri’;Alla Madre dei Prigionieri.

Rore

Hamlet

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Rore is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km west of Sacrario ‘Madre dei Prigionieri’;Alla Madre dei Prigionieri.

Sacrario ‘Madre dei Prigionieri’;Alla Madre dei Prigionieri

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “che accoglie simbolicamente in italica valle alpina i militari caduti in terre straniere -Migliaia di piastrini qui raccolti configurano le tombe affidate alla pietà di altri popoli -Un sacrario senza ceneri per perpetuare in patria la memoria dei soldati”
Category: historic site
Location: Melle, Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

44.56247° or 44° 33′ 45″ north

Longitude

7.32015° or 7° 19′ 13″ east

Established

September 29th, 1968

Open location code

8FP9H86C+X3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7774293334

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sacrario Nazionale Mater Captivorum and Piazza Bartolomeo Botta.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Giusiano Guglielmo and Piazza Guglielmo Marconi.

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Worth a closer look: Turin and Novara.

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