Lanzo Torinese
| Lanzo Torinese | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Città di Lanzo Torinese | ||
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| Coordinates: 45°16′N 7°29′E / 45.267°N 7.483°ECoordinates: 45°16′N 7°29′E / 45.267°N 7.483°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Piedmont | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) | |
| Frazioni | Oviglia, Fua, Ovairo, Brecco, Momello, Praile, Margaula, Colombaro, Grange | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Ernestina Assalto | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.4 km2 (4.0 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 525 m (1,722 ft) | |
| Population (30 September 2014) | ||
| • Total | 5,133 | |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Lanzesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 10074 | |
| Dialing code | 0123 | |
| Patron saint | St. Peter in Vinculis | |
| Saint day | 1 August | |
| Website | Official website | |
Lanzo Torinese is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin, region of Piedmont, northwestern Italy. It is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Turin at the mouth of the Valli di Lanzo.
Lanzo is mentioned in the early 11th century as Curtis Lanceii. Later, under several names, was a fief (together with its namesake valleys) to the bishop of Turin, of the house of Savoy and of the Marquisate of Montferrat.
In the mid-16th century the Castle of Lanzo, considered amongst the most important in Piedmont, was besieged, stormed (1551) and destroyed by French troops under Charles de Brissac (1551–52). Of the former fortifications, only the gate entrance of the town has remained to this day. After the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis (1559), the town was returned to Duke Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy. After his death, Lanzo was assigned to his daughter Maria (1577), wife of Philip of Este. The Este government brought decline to Lanzo and its valleys, as it lost most the previous privileges. In 1725 the fief went to Count Giuseppe Ottavio Cacherano Osasco della Rocca. In 1792, his family remained without an heir and Lanzo went to the Kingdom of Sardinia.
In 1798, during the French Revolutionary Wars, Lanzo was first captured by the Austrians. After the battle of Marengo, it became the capital of a French arrondissement and, later, the district capital. After the 1815 Restoration, it followed the history of Piedmont and, from 1861, that of the newly unified Kingdom of Italy.
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