Nichelino
Encyclopedia
Nichelino is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Turin
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 8 km southwest of Turin
.
Nichelino borders the following municipalities: Turin
, Orbassano
, Beinasco
, Moncalieri
, Candiolo
, and Vinovo
.
of Stupinigi
houses the famous Palazzina di Stupinigi, part of the UNESCO
list of World Heritage Sites. The castle, also known as Palazzo Occelli (1565), is also notable.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Turin
Province of Turin
The Province of Turin is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin.It has an area of 6,830 km², and a total population of 2,277,686 . There are 315 comuni in the province – the most of any province in Italy...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
, located about 8 km southwest of Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
.
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Orbassano
Orbassano
Orbassano is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 15 km southwest of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 21,667 and an area of 22.1 km²....
, Beinasco
Beinasco
Beinasco is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 11 km southwest of Turin.-Twin towns - sister cities:Beinasco is twinned with: Piatra Neamţ, Romania Manilva, Spain-External links:*...
, Moncalieri
Moncalieri
Moncalieri is a town and comune of approximately 58,000 inhabitants about eight kilometers directly south of downtown Turin , in Piedmont, Italy. It is notable for its castle, built in the 12th century and enlarged in the 15th century, which later became the favorite residence of Maria Clotilde...
, Candiolo
Candiolo
Candiolo is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 14 km southwest of Turin. It is seat of the Istituto per la Ricerca e Cura del Cancro ....
, and Vinovo
Vinovo
Vinovo is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 14 km southwest of Turin.Vinovo is home to the training ground of Serie A giants Juventus which is located within the municipality. It is also the home of St...
.
History
In 1559 Nichelino was a fief of the Ussel (Occelli) family, becoming a county in 1564. In the late 17th century it has some 400 inhabitants, mostly working as peasants. In 1854, when it had some 1,700 inhabitants, the first train station was built in the town. The population remained nearly stable until the mid-20th century, when a huge immigration flow from southern Italy had it increase from the c. 15,000 of 1961 to the some 45,000 of 1971.Main sights
The frazioneFrazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
of Stupinigi
Stupinigi
The Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi is one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in northern Italy, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list...
houses the famous Palazzina di Stupinigi, part of the UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
list of World Heritage Sites. The castle, also known as Palazzo Occelli (1565), is also notable.