Bra

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Bra is a town in Italy’s Piedmont region known as the birthplace of the Slow Food movement and for its rich culinary and wine traditions.

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Bra canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
administrativeDivisionOf Italy
areaCode +39 0172
climate humid subtropical climate
continent Europe
coordinateLocation 44.7000°N 7.8500°E
country Italy
countryCode IT
demonym Braidesi
foundingDate medieval period
governedBy Mayor of Bra
hasCuisine Piedmontese cuisine
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
food production
tourism
wine production
hasFestival Cheese (biennial cheese fair)
hasHeritage Baroque architecture
linked to: Baroque

Piedmontese culinary traditions
hasLandmark Church of Santa Chiara, Bra
Palazzo Comunale di Bra
Sant’Andrea church, Bra
hasOrganization Slow Food headquarters (historical origin)
linked to: Slow Food movement
hosts Cheese international cheese festival
knownFor Bra cheese
birthplace of the Slow Food movement
cheese production
rich culinary traditions
wine culture
locatedIn Piedmont
Province of Cuneo
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedOnRiver Tanaro River (nearby)
nearbyWineRegion Langhe
Roero
officialLanguage Italian
partOf Langhe area
linked to: Langhe
postalCode 12042
regionCapitalDistance about 50 km south of Turin
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
subdivisionType comune
twinnedWith Braga
Corral de Bustos
Saint-Pons
San Sosti
Weil der Stadt
vehicleRegistrationCode CN

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