Venaria Reale
Encyclopedia
Venaria Reale is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Turin
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 8 km northwest of Turin
.
Venaria Reale borders the following municipalities: Robassomero
, Caselle Torinese
, Druento
, Borgaro Torinese
, Turin
, Pianezza
, and Collegno
.
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 northwest 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...
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Venaria Reale borders the following municipalities: Robassomero
Robassomero
Robassomero is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km northwest of Turin...
, Caselle Torinese
Caselle Torinese
Caselle Torinese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 14 km northwest of Turin, on the left bank of the Stura di Lanzo.-External links:*...
, Druento
Druento
Druento is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 12 km northwest of Turin.Druento is located in a hilly-plain territory, between the Givoletto mountains and the Turin's plain. Attractions include La Mandria Regional Park, housing a former house of...
, Borgaro Torinese
Borgaro Torinese
Borgaro Torinese is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 10 km northwest of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 13,317 and an area of 14.4 km²....
, 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...
, Pianezza
Pianezza
Pianezza is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 12 km northwest of Turin.-External links:*...
, and Collegno
Collegno
Collegno is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 9 km west of Turin.-Twin towns — Sister cities:Collegno is twinned with the following cities:-External links:*...
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Main sights
- Royal Palace of VenariaPalace of VenariaThe Palace of Venaria is a former royal residence located in Venaria Reale, near Turin, in Piedmont, northern Italy...
(included in the UNESCO Heritage List in 1997) - Historical center, designed by Amedeo di CastellamonteAmedeo di CastellamonteAmedeo di Castellamonte was an Italian architect, civil and military engineer.-Biography:He was born in Castellamonte...
in 1667-1690 as a scenic background for the Royal Palace - La Mandria Regional ParkLa Mandria Regional ParkLa Mandria Regional Park is a park in the communes of Venaria Reale and Druento, near Turin, northern Italy. Founded in 1978 by the regional council of Piedmont, it occupies a wide area between the Stura di Lanzo torrent and the north-western part of Turin and Venaria.It is the largest enclosed...