Monteu da Po is a small municipality (Italian: comune) in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy, 32 km north-east of Turin.
Monteu da Po | |
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| Comune di Monteu da Po | |
 Remains of Industria. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Monteu da Po  | |
  Monteu da Po Location of Monteu da Po in Italy  Monteu da Po Monteu da Po (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°11′N 7°58′E / 45.183°N 7.967°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Laura Gastaldo |
| Area | |
• Total | 7 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 897 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Montuesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10020 |
| Dialing code | 011 |
History
editMonteu da Po was an ancient settlement of the Ligures. Its pre-Roman name, which appears on inscriptions of the early imperial period, was Bodincomagus from the Ligurian name of the Po, Bodincus, which meant "bottomless".[3]
In Roman times it became the flourishing colonia named Industria, positioned in the Augustan Regio IX, and enrolled in the tribus Pollia. It was an important river port and market place. Indeed, at that age, the pagus stood on the right bank of the river Po, which has since changed its course, and flows now a kilometer further north.[4]
Excavations have brought to light a tower, a cult building (previously identified as a theatre), a sanctuary of Isis, valuable bronze figures (some of them made locally), shops, and inscriptions. Industria appears to have been deserted in the fourth century CE, probably due to Barbarians raids.[4]
Today name "Monteu" has a not sure provenance.
References
editThis article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (August 2019) |
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Pliny, Hist. Nat. iii. 122
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
Sources
edit- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Industria". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 508.
External links
edit- “INDU´STRIA'” in William Smith, Ed. (1854), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography.
- Industria at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Page at comuni italiani website
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