Collegno

Collegno (Italian pronunciation: [kolˈleɲɲo]; Piedmontese: Colegn [kʊˈlɛɲ] ⓘ) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 9 kilometres (6 miles) west of Turin.

Collegno
Colegn (Piedmontese)
Comune
Comune di Collegno
The Leumann Village in Collegno.
The Leumann Village in Collegno.
Coat of arms of Collegno
Coat of arms
Location of Collegno
Collegno is located in Italy
Collegno
Collegno
Location of Collegno in Italy
Collegno is located in Piedmont
Collegno
Collegno
Collegno (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 45°5′N 7°35′E
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
Metropolitan cityTurin (TO)
FrazioniBorgata Paradiso Di Collegno, Leumann, Regina Margherita, Savonera, Baricalla, Basse Dora, Bergera, Campo Sportivo, Gay, Provvidenza, Ricovero Provinciale[1]
Government
 • MayorFrancesco Casciano
Area
[2]
 • Total18.10 km2 (6.99 sq mi)
Elevation
302 m (991 ft)
Population
 (31 January 2022)[3]
 • Total48,491
 • Density2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
DemonymCollegnese(i)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10093
Dialing code011
Patron saintSaint Lawrence
Saint day10 August
WebsiteOfficial website

It occupies an alluvial plain at the end of the Val di Susa, between Rivoli and Turin, at the foot of Monte Musinè. The terminal course of the Dora Riparia flows in its territory.

History

Collegno originated as a Roman mansio 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Turin, known as Quintum Collegium (hence the modern name). Ancient findings from the area are now in the Museum of Antiquities in Turin.

Lajos Kossuth, the exiled leader of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 lived in the Baraccone section of the village from 1874 until 1882. The former politician bought a villa with a large garden not far from the train station, and spent his days with gardening, botanical expeditions to the Alps, writing his memoirs and receiving Hungarian guests. He was forced to sell the villa due to financial difficulties. The house was demolished in the 1970s.

Curious Facts

From 3 to 8 July 2017, the sports hall PalaCollegno guested the troops of "Sport Crime", the first ever sport based international TV series, including main characters and sport personalities Daniela Scalia and Luca Tramontin, and other basketball celebrities, such as former Italian ace Alessandro Abbio.

International relations

Collegno is twinned with:[4]

See also

References
  1. "Collegno (TO) - Sindaco e Amministrazione Comunale".
  2. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. Population data from Istat
  4. "Città gemellate". comune.collegno.gov.it (in Italian). Collegno. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2019-12-13.

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