Ostana

Ostana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Turin and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Cuneo. Its population has been declining and in January 2016 it celebrated its first baby since the 1980s.[3]

For Östanå, see Östanå (disambiguation).
Ostana
Comune
Comune di Ostana
Location of Ostana
Ostana
Location of Ostana in Italy
Ostana
Ostana (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 44°42′N 7°11′E
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceCuneo (CN)
Government
 • MayorGiacomo Lombardo
Area
 • Total16.8 km2 (6.5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[2]
 • Total74
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ostanesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
12030
Dialing code0175

Ostana borders the following municipalities: Bagnolo Piemonte, Barge, Crissolo, Oncino, and Paesana.

The Ostana Prize

Every year at the beginning of the June, the city hosts the Ostana Prize - Writings in the Mother Tongue [in Italian: Ostana Premio Scritture in Lingua Madre]. It is an annual prize and cultural initiative organized by the Municipality of Ostana and by the Cultural Association Chambra d'Oc. It is dedicated to languages and to literary authors who use a "mother tongue", a present-day minority language of territorial belonging, in their works. The event began in 2008 and is held in Ostana, a municipality in the Valle Po (Italy), every year at the beginning of June. It is open to the public with free admission.[4][5][6][7]

Notable events

In January 2016, the town welcomed its first baby in 28 years.[8][9]

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Data from ISTAT
  3. "Italian town welcomes first baby for 28 years". BBC News. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. "Tutto pronto per l'ottava edizione del "Premio Ostana"". Targatocn.it. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  5. Trento, Agenzia di Comunicazione Archimede -. "XVIII Premio Ostana alle lingue madri - Terre di savoia". www.visitterredeisavoia.it. Archived from the original on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  6. "Dalla lingua Yoruba allo shar-chicham, nel borgo occitano di Ostana un festival per salvare le lingue minori". L'Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  7. d'Oc, Chambra. "Il Premio Ostana 2016 si avvia a diventare un festival dei diritti linguistici delle lingue resistenti ed emergenti". www.chambradoc.it. Archived from the original on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  8. "Italian town of Ostana hails first baby in 28 years". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  9. "For the first time in 28 years, a baby has been born in this Italian town". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-08.


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