Collegno

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Collegno
Colegn (Piedmontese)
Comune
Comune di Collegno
The Leumann Village in Collegno.
The Leumann Village in Collegno.
Coat of arms of Collegno
Coat of arms
Location of Collegno
Map
Collegno is located in Italy
Collegno
Collegno
Location of Collegno in Italy
Collegno is located in Piedmont
Collegno
Collegno
Collegno (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 45°5′N 7°35′E / 45.083°N 7.583°E / 45.083; 7.583
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
Metropolitan cityTurin (TO)
FrazioniBorgata Paradiso Di Collegno, Leumann, Regina Margherita, Savonera, Baricalla, Basse Dora, Bergera, Campo Sportivo, Gay, Provvidenza, Ricovero Provinciale[1]
Government
 • MayorFrancesco Casciano
Area
[2]
 • Total18.10 km2 (6.99 sq mi)
Elevation
302 m (991 ft)
Population
 (31 January 2022)[3]
 • Total48,491
 • Density2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
DemonymCollegnese(i)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10093
Dialing code011
Patron saintSaint Lawrence
Saint day10 August
WebsiteOfficial website[permanent dead link‍]

Collegno (Italian pronunciation: [kolˈleɲɲo]; Piedmontese: Colegn [kʊˈlɛɲ] ⓘ) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 9 kilometres (6 miles) west of Turin.

It occupies an alluvial plain at the end of the Val di Susa, between Rivoli and Turin, at the foot of Monte Musinè. The terminal course of the Dora Riparia flows in its territory.

History

Collegno originated as a Roman mansio 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Turin, known as Quintum Collegium (hence the modern name). Ancient findings from the area are now in the Museum of Antiquities in Turin.

From an ancient Roman villa, a richly decorated church was built at the beginning of the 5th century AD, dedicated to San Massimo, the first bishop of Turin.[4]

In 2002, during excavations for the construction of the terminal of line 1 of the Turin Metro, the remains of a Langobard settlement and necropolis came to light.[5] The site has been studied thoroughly until 2006, along with a nearby little gothic cabin's, previously settled.[6][7]

In 1641, Maria Cristina of France, regent of Savoy Dukedom, ordered the edification of a "Charterhouse" to host a monastery; the large building was designed by M. Valperga, the First Ducal Architect and completed by Juvarra. In 1851 the Monastery was transformed in a hospital for mental ills, then closed in 70s of the past century.

Lajos Kossuth, the exiled leader of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 lived in the Baraccone section of the village from 1874 until 1882. The former politician bought a villa with a large garden not far from the train station, and spent his days with gardening, botanical expeditions to the Alps, writing his memoirs and receiving Hungarian guests. He was forced to sell the villa due to financial difficulties. The house was demolished in the 1970s.

Curious Facts

From 3 to 8 July 2017, the sports hall PalaCollegno guested the troops of "Sport Crime", the first ever sport based international TV series, including main characters and sport personalities Daniela Scalia and Luca Tramontin, and other basketball celebrities, such as former Italian ace Alessandro Abbio.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Collegno is twinned with:[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Collegno (TO) - Sindaco e Amministrazione Comunale".
  2. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Population data from Istat
  4. ^ "Collegno (Torino), necropoli gota e longobarda e villaggio - MuseoTorino". www.museotorino.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  5. ^ "Presenze Longobarde". Booklet delivered to visitors of the namesake exhibition, Collegno, 2004.
  6. ^ Pejrani Baricco, Luisella, ed. (2004). "Presenze longobarde. Collegno nell'Alto Medioevo". Soprintendenza per I Beni Archeologici del Piemonte.
  7. ^ Yijie Tian; et al. (2024). "The role of emerging elites in the formation and development of communities after the fall of the Roman Empire". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121 (36): e2317868121. doi:10.1073/pnas.2317868121. PMC 11388374. PMID 39159385.
  8. ^ "Città gemellate". comune.collegno.gov.it (in Italian). Collegno. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2019-12-13.

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