Pinerolo
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| Città di Pinerolo | ||
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| Coordinates: 44°53′N 07°20′E / 44.883°N 7.333°ECoordinates: 44°53′N 07°20′E / 44.883°N 7.333°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Piedmont | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) | |
| Frazioni | Abbadia Alpina, Ainana, Avaro/Tron, Bacchiasso, Batur, Baudenasca, Biscornetto, Borgata Colombaio, Borgata Orba, C.E.P., Cascina della Cappella, Cascina Ghiotta, Cascina Gili, Cascina Nuova, Cascina Pol, Case Bianche, Case Nuove, Colletto, Gerbido di Costagrande, Gerbido di Riva, Graniera, Losani, Motta Grossa, Pascaretto, Riauna, Riva, Rubiani, Salera, San Martino, Stazione di Riva, Talucco, Villa Motta Rasini | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Luca Salvai | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 50 km2 (20 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 376 m (1,234 ft) | |
| Population (30 September 2015) | ||
| • Total | 35,805 | |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Pinerolesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 10064 | |
| Dialing code | 0121 | |
| Patron saint | St. Donatus | |
| Saint day | Monday after last Sunday of August | |
| Website | Official website | |
Pinerolo (French: Pignerol ; Piemontese: Pinareul) is a town and comune in Piedmont, northwestern Italy, 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Turin on the river Chisone. The Lemina torrent has its source at the boundary between Pinerolo and San Pietro Val di Lemina.
Archaeological remains found in the center of Pinerolo in the early 1970s testify the human presence in the area in prehistoric times Remains of the Roman necropolis of Dama Rossa, found during works for the Pinerolo-Turin highway in 2003, show that the area at the time was the seat of agricultural activities
The toponym of Pinerolo appears only in the Middle Ages, in an imperial diplom dating from 981, by which Otto II confirmed its possession, within the March of Turin, to the Bishops of Turin. The town of Pinerolo was one of the main crossroads in Italy, and was therefore one of the principal fortresses of the dukes of Savoy. Its military importance was the origin of the well-known military school that still exists today. The fortress of Fenestrelle is nearby. Later Pinerolo was ruled by the abbot nullius of Pinerolo who ran the abbey of Abbadia Alpina, even after the city had established itself as a municipality (1247) under the government of Thomas II of Savoy.
From 1235, Amadeus IV of Savoy exercised over the town a kind of protectorate which became absolute in 1243, and was continued thereafter either by the house of Savoy, or of Savoy-Acaia.
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