Venaria Reale (Piedmontese: La Venerìa) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of Turin. Venaria Reale borders the municipalities of Robassomero, Caselle Torinese, Druento, Borgaro Torinese, Turin, Pianezza, and Collegno.
Venaria Reale | |
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| Città di Venaria Reale | |
 Royal Palace of Venaria | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Venaria Reale  | |
  Venaria Reale Location of Venaria Reale in Italy  Venaria Reale Venaria Reale (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°7′N 7°38′E / 45.117°N 7.633°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) |
| Frazioni | Altessano, La Mandria |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Catania (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.3 km2 (7.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 262 m (860 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 34,838 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Venariesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10078 |
| Dialing code | 011 |
| Website | Official website |
Founded in Roman times and previously known as Altessano (Autsan in the Piedmontese language), it was divided into Altessano Superiore and Altessano Inferiore in the sixteenth century. The upper town was chosen by the House of Savoy as a location for a hunting palace, and its modern name is derived from the Latin for hunting, ars venatoria.[4]
It is the only Piedmontese municipality, in addition to Turin, to be able to boast on its territory the presence of more than one Savoy residence: the seventeenth century Royal Palace of Venaria (included in the UNESCO Heritage List in 1997) and the nineteenth-century royal apartments of Borgo Castello, located in La Mandria Regional Park.
The historical center of the commune was built by Amedeo di Castellamonte in 1667–1690 as a scenic background for the Royal Palace
A 19th-century distinguished citizen of Venaria Reale was Michele Lessona, an illustrious scientist and decorated Senatore del Regno.
Twin towns — sister cities
editVenaria Reale is twinned with:
Brașov, Romania
Notes
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Venaria Real". MuseoTorino (in Italian). Comune di Torino, Direzione Musei. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
References
edit- A. Scaringella (1999), Venaria Reale: A Rediscovered Treasure, Torino: Ananke, ISBN 88-7325-045-9.
External links
edit- Official website
- Reggia della Venaria Reale (Royal Palace of Venaria)
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