Grugliasco | ||
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Comune | ||
Comune di Grugliasco | ||
Downtown Grugliasco
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Location of Grugliasco in Italy | ||
Coordinates: 45°4′N 7°35′E / 45.067°N 7.583°ECoordinates: 45°4′N 7°35′E / 45.067°N 7.583°E | ||
Country | Italy | |
Region | Piedmont | |
Province / Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) | |
Frazioni | Certezza, Gerbido, Lesna, Mandina, Mulino, San Vincenzo | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Roberto Montà (PD) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 293 m (961 ft) | |
Population (31 March 2014) | ||
• Total | 38,725 | |
• Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) | |
Demonym(s) | Grugliaschesi | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 10095 | |
Dialing code | 011 | |
Patron saint | St. Roch | |
Saint day | 31 January | |
Website | Official website |
Grugliasco is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 9 kilometres (6 miles) west of Turin.
Grugliasco borders the following municipalities: Turin, Collegno, and Rivoli. In 1945 here and in Collegno members of the retreating German 34th Panzer Division killed 68 civilians in retaliation for a partisan ambush.
Grugliasco is twinned with: