Venaria Reale

Venaria Reale (Piedmontese: La Venerìa) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of Turin. Venaria Reale borders the municipalities of Robassomero, Caselle Torinese, Druento, Borgaro Torinese, Turin, Pianezza, and Collegno.

Venaria Reale
Comune
Città di Venaria Reale
Royal Palace of Venaria
Royal Palace of Venaria
Coat of arms of Venaria Reale
Coat of arms
Location of Venaria Reale
Venaria Reale is located in Italy
Venaria Reale
Venaria Reale
Location of Venaria Reale in Italy
Venaria Reale is located in Piedmont
Venaria Reale
Venaria Reale
Venaria Reale (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 45°7′N 7°38′E
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
Metropolitan cityTurin (TO)
FrazioniAltessano, La Mandria
Government
 • MayorGiuseppe Catania (PD)
Area
[1]
 • Total20.3 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Elevation
262 m (860 ft)
Population
 (30 September 2010[2])[3]
 • Total34,838
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
DemonymVenariesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10078
Dialing code011
WebsiteOfficial website

Founded in Roman times and previously known as Altesssano (Autsan in the Piedmontese language), it was divided into Altessano Superiore and Altesssano Inferiore in the sixteenth century. The upper town was chosen by the House of Savoy as a location for a hunting palace, and its modern name is derived from the Latin for hunting, ars venatoria.[4]

It is the only Piedmontese municipality, in addition to Turin, to be able to boast on its territory the presence of more than one Savoy residence: the seventeenth century Royal Palace of Venaria (included in the UNESCO Heritage List in 1997) and the nineteenth-century royal apartments of Borgo Castello, located in La Mandria Regional Park.

The historical center of the commune was built by Amedeo di Castellamonte in 1667–1690 as a scenic background for the Royal Palace

A 19th-century distinguished citizen of Venaria Reale was Michele Lessona, an illustrious scientist and decorated Senatore del Regno.

Twin towns — sister cities

Venaria Reale is twinned with:

Notes
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. "Venaria Real". MuseoTorino (in Italian). Comune di Torino, Direzione Musei. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

References
  • A. Scaringella (1999), Venaria Reale: A Rediscovered Treasure, Torino: Ananke, ISBN 88-7325-045-9.
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