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Vercelli

Italian comune
Place Comune of Italy Q5990

Facts

26 properties

Identity

Instance of
comune of Italy
Official website
www.comune.vercelli.it[23]
Native label
Vercelli[37]
Official name
Vercelli[35]

Location

Country
Italy[2]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 45.326°, 8.423°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Province of Vercelli[1]
Shares border with
Borgo Vercelli, Desana, Lignana, Olcenengo, Prarolo, Salasco, Sali Vercellese, Villata, Vinzaglio, Asigliano Vercellese, Caresanablot, Palestro, San Germano Vercellese, Quinto Vercellese[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Population and size

Area
79.78 km² (2011)
Elevation above sea level
130 m[40]
Population
45k (45k–47k, n=3)[24][25][26]

Codes

Local dialing code
0161[22]
Postal code
13100[19]
More facts +13
Capital of
Province of Vercelli, Sesia, circle of Vercelli[32][33][34]
Coordinates of easternmost point
🗺️ 45.313°, 8.514°
Coordinates of northernmost point
🗺️ 45.372°, 8.404°
Coordinates of southernmost point
🗺️ 45.278°, 8.450°
Coordinates of westernmost point
🗺️ 45.332°, 8.316°
Demonym
vercellesi[36]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[28][29][30][31]
Office held by the head of government
mayor of Vercelli[27]
Owner of
PalaPregnolato, Stadio Silvio Piola[38][39]
Patron saint
Eusebius of Vercelli[21]
Seismic classification
4
Twinned administrative body
Arles, Tortosa[17][18]
Vehicle registration plate code
VC[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Vercelli ar فرشلي ar فيرتشيلي ar فيرشيلي ar فِرشِلَّة el Βερτσέλλι fa ورچلی fr Verceil fr Vercelli he ורצ'לי hi वेर्सेली it Comune di Vercelli ja ヴェルチェッリ ko 베르첼리 ru Верчелли th แวร์เชลลี uk Верчеллі zh 韦尔切利 zh-hant 韋爾切利
🔖 Identifiers · 62
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80040568
GND ID
4119399-4
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Vercelli PiazzaCavour.jpg ↗
ArchINFORM location ID
1038
Biblissima authority ID
linear combination
CoBiS author ID
95a5yja38danyn2f61b5yc1t6wuk8c8
Colon Classification
SG--52171
De Agostini ID
Vercèlli+(città)
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire ID
1521
EDIT16 catalogue author ID
7300
EU Knowledge Graph item ID
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31
Early Modern Letters Online location ID
aee9d922-7199-44e5-bbf7-78afe0629f27
Show all 62 identifiers +50
Enciclopedia dell'Arte Antica ID
vercelli
Enciclopedia dell'Arte Medievale ID
vercelli
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
place/Vercelli-Italy
FactGrid item ID
Andrew F. Fox
Freebase ID
/m/035_9h
GeoNames ID
6540116
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 6540116 GND (DNB) 3164565 edition 2026-09-30 · CC0 1.0 ↗
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID
7005662
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
vercelli-0
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0070056
Grove Art Online ID
T2217235
ISTAT ID
002158
IdRef ID
027303071
IndicePA ID
c_l750
Italian cadastre code (municipality)
L750
J9U entity ID
987007564218305171
Jewish Encyclopedia ID
14674
Kulturenvanteri monument ID
213340
Kulturenvanteri taxonomy ID
10808
Lex ID
Vercelli
Museum-digital place ID
58674
MusicBrainz area ID
571179fe-afa2-4377-8c14-3639f188d39f
NL CR AUT ID
ge416437
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000978962
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3992526
Open Library subject ID
place:vercelli_(italy)
OpenStreetMap relation ID
1552703
OpenWeatherMap city ID
6540116
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
pcrtAdFPFUbpsN
Pleiades ID
383815
Provenio UUID
bfe945e4-3327-447f-bd93-ec7a6b562170
Quora topic ID
Vercelli-1
SBN place ID
LIAL003585
SNARC ID
Vennhausen
Spanish Cultural Heritage thesauri ID
geografico/1203246
Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae ID
N5YFA6II3RE2TKX62HOTWA4PK4
Topic's main category
Category:Vercelli
ToposText place ID
453084UVer
Treccani ID
vercelli
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
vercelli
Treccani's Enciclopedia Dantesca ID
vercelli
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
vercelli, vercelli_res-0b38224c-87e9-11dc-8e9d-0016357eee51, vercelli_res-0e685dec-87ea-11dc-8e9d-0016357eee51, vercelli_res-4962106a-87eb-11dc-8e9d-0016357eee51
Trismegistos Geo ID
3313
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10044677
UN/LOCODE
ITVRL
Wellcome Collection concept ID
ygmvn7uy
Who's on First ID
101770177
Wiki Loves Monuments ID
01L7500000 (2020–present)
World Historical Gazetteer place ID
13702239
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcC3vCrMRQ4b3cpFy6qcP
Yale LUX ID
place/ed1c8be4-a637-4ba2-84af-970c2a23bfef

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🔗 Connections
People born here 56
Moise Kean, Il Sodoma, Virginio Rosetta, Pietro Ferraris, Giuseppe Cavanna, Luigi Galleani, Ugo Ferrante, Eusebio Castigliano +48 more
People who died here 47
Victor Amadeus I of Savoy, Carlo II, Duke of Savoy, Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy, Pietro Ferraris, Giuseppe Cavanna, Francis, Count of Vendôme, Eusebius of Vercelli, Fra Dolcino +39 more
Contained subdivisions 14
F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892, Basilica di Sant'Andrea, University of Eastern Piedmont, Vercelli railway station, Stadio Silvio Piola, Vercelli Cathedral, Vercelli Synagogue, Canton Biliemme +6 more
Shares border with 14
Salasco, Sali Vercellese, Borgo Vercelli, Desana, Lignana, Olcenengo, Prarolo, Quinto Vercellese +6 more
← Shares border with 14
Salasco, Sali Vercellese, Borgo Vercelli, Desana, Lignana, Olcenengo, Prarolo, Quinto Vercellese +6 more
← Category combines topics 4
Category:People from Vercelli, Category:Bishops of Vercelli, Category:Births in Vercelli, Category:Deaths in Vercelli
← Headquarters location 4
F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vercelli, University of Eastern Piedmont, Carrozzeria Francis Lombardi
Located in this place 3
Battle of Vercellae, Viotti International Music Competition, 1983 Rink Hockey European Championship
Capital of 2
Province of Vercelli, Sesia
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Located in time zone 2
UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
Twinned administrative body 2
Arles, Tortosa
← Capital 2
Province of Vercelli, Sesia
← Twinned administrative body 2
Arles, Tortosa
← Work location 2
Alessandro Barbero, Roberto Sambonet
Category for people born here 1
Category:Births in Vercelli
Category for people who died here 1
Category:Deaths in Vercelli
Category of associated people 1
Category:People from Vercelli
Country 1
Italy
EU Knowledge Graph item ID 1
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 31
Instance of 1
comune of Italy
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Province of Vercelli
Named after 1
Porta Magenta
Owner of 1
Stadio Silvio Piola
Patron saint 1
Eusebius of Vercelli
Residents 1
Carlo Lombardi
Topic's main category 1
Category:Vercelli
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Vercelli
← Contains the administrative territorial entity 1
Province of Vercelli
← Location of formation 1
Alltheniko
← Primary destinations 1
European route E25
← SNARC ID 1
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Cultural Significance

Things named for Vercelli include Porta Magenta[41], a city gate[42], in Italy[43].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Vercelli include Porta Magenta[41], a city gate[42], in Italy[43].

Related Entities

Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy Arles Asigliano Vercellese Borgo Vercelli Caresanablot Carlo II, Duke of Savoy Desana Il Sodoma Italy Lignana Moise Kean Olcenengo Or Akiva Palestro Prarolo Quinto Vercellese Salasco Sali Vercellese San Germano Vercellese University of Eastern Piedmont Victor Amadeus I of Savoy Villata Vinzaglio Virginio Rosetta

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 14w ago · Theklan · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tabular population → Data:Historical population Vercelli.tab
    "Created claim: Tabular population: Data:Historical population Vercelli.tab, batch #263412"
  2. 16w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → linear combination
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q27628, Import ID Biblissima V3 (details)"
  3. 16w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish Encyclopedia ID → 14674
    "Created claim: Jewish Encyclopedia ID: 14674, Matched to VERCELLI (#167485347) in Jewish Encyclopedia #mi"
  4. 19w ago · Marta Arosio (WMIT) · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Detail map → Map of Vercelli 2007 - Touring Club Italiano Vercelli.tif
    "Created claim: Detail map: Map of Vercelli 2007 - Touring Club Italiano Vercelli.tif"
  5. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    EDIT16 catalogue author ID → 7300
    "Created claim: EDIT16 catalogue author ID: 7300, Matched to Vercelli (#107819759) in EDIT16 people #mix'n'mat"
  6. 21w ago · Mr.Rosewater · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people buried here → Wikidata item
    "Created claim: Category for people buried here: Wikidata item"
  7. 22w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for films shot at this location → Category:Films shot in Vercelli
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Vercelli
    Coordinates of southernmost point → 45.278°, 8.450°
    Owner of → PalaPregnolato, Stadio Silvio Piola
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #35860: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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