Orbassano
Encyclopedia
Orbassano is a comune
(municipality) 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.
The most famous local is Sonia Gandhi
, who was raised here, although she was actually born in Lusiana
, near Vicenza
.
Orbassano borders the following municipalities: Turin
, Rivoli
, Rivalta di Torino
, Beinasco
, Nichelino
, Volvera
, Candiolo
, None
.
, evidenced by two Imperial era
tombstones found here in the second half of the nineteenth century.
By the end of the first millennium, Orbassano was among the lands of the Margrave of Susa
, but in 1029 it found itself sold by Manfredi
to the new Abbey of San Giusto in Susa
. Shortly thereafter, in 1035, some of the land came into the possession of the Diocese of Turin
. In the twelfth century Orbassano came under the control of its northern neighbours the Lords of Rivalta, the Orsini family
.
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 15 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...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 21,667 and an area of 22.1 km².
The most famous local is Sonia Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi is an Italian-born Indian politician and the President of the Indian National Congress, one of the major political parties of India. She is the widow of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi...
, who was raised here, although she was actually born in Lusiana
Lusiana
Lusiana is a small town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is west of SP72. Lusiana had an estimated population of 2,926....
, near Vicenza
Vicenza
Vicenza , a city in north-eastern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione...
.
Orbassano borders the following municipalities: 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...
, Rivoli
Rivoli (Italy)
Rivoli , is a comune established around the 1st century CE, in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 14 km west of Turin...
, Rivalta di Torino
Rivalta di Torino
Rivalta di Torino is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 14 km southwest of Turin in the valley of the Sangone.It is home to a medieval castle.-External links:*...
, 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:*...
, Nichelino
Nichelino
Nichelino is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 8 km southwest of Turin.thumb|left|Trinity Church of Nichelino....
, Volvera
Volvera
Volvera is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km southwest of Turin.-External links:*...
, 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 ....
, None
None (TO)
None is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km southwest of Turin.None borders the following municipalities: Orbassano, Volvera, Candiolo, Piobesi Torinese, Airasca, Castagnole Piemonte, and Scalenghe.-External links:*...
.
History
The known origins of the city date back to the Roman conquest of Cisalpine GaulCisalpine Gaul
Cisalpine Gaul, in Latin: Gallia Cisalpina or Citerior, also called Gallia Togata, was a Roman province until 41 BC when it was merged into Roman Italy.It bore the name Gallia, because the great body of its inhabitants, after the expulsion of the Etruscans, consisted of Gauls or Celts...
, evidenced by two Imperial era
History of the Roman Empire
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tombstones found here in the second half of the nineteenth century.
By the end of the first millennium, Orbassano was among the lands of the Margrave of Susa
March of Turin
The county or march of Turin was founded in 941 by Hugh of Italy, who appointed Arduin Glaber as its governor. Arduin had captured Turin and the Susa Valley from the Saracens...
, but in 1029 it found itself sold by Manfredi
Ulric Manfred II of Turin
Ulric Manfred II was the Margrave of Turin and Susa in the early 11th century.- Biography:...
to the new Abbey of San Giusto in Susa
Susa Cathedral
Susa Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Susa, Piedmont, in northern Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Susa and is dedicated to Saint Justus of Novalesa ....
. Shortly thereafter, in 1035, some of the land came into the possession of the Diocese of Turin
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Turin is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Italy. Founded in the 4th century and elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on 21 May 1515, by Pope Leo X. Its mother church is the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist...
. In the twelfth century Orbassano came under the control of its northern neighbours the Lords of Rivalta, the Orsini family
Orsini family
Orsini: the origin of learning.We love Mrs. Orsini forever! ~8F Social Studies 2011The Orsini family is an Italian noble family; it was one of the most influential princely families in medieval Italy and renaissance Rome...
.