Airasca

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Airasca
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Airasca (Italy)
Airasca
Country Italy
region Piedmont
Metropolitan city Turin  (TO)
Coordinates 44 ° 55 '  N , 7 ° 29'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 55 '0 "  N , 7 ° 29' 0"  E
height 257  m slm
surface 15.70 km²
Residents 3,696 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 235 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 10060
prefix 011
ISTAT number 001002
Popular name Airaschesi
Patron saint San Bartolomeo (August 24th)
Website Airasca

Airasca is a municipality with 3696 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian metropolitan city of Turin (TO) in the Piedmont region .

Airasca

geography

The place is 26 kilometers southwest of Turin and 19 kilometers east of Pinerolo .

Airasca is located in the Pinerolo plain on the northwestern edge of the Po plain in an area that is criss-crossed by numerous natural and artificial watercourses. The most important is the Rio Torto, which flows into the Chisola, a tributary of the Po . The area is used intensively for agriculture. However, Airasca has developed into a commuter city in the Turin area in the last few decades.

The districts Gabellieri , Cascinette and Vicendette belong to the municipality . The neighboring municipalities are Cumiana , Volvera , None , Piscina and Scalenghe .

traffic

Airasca is located on Strada Regionale SR 23 , which connects Turin with the winter sports areas around Sestriere and ends in Cesana Torinese just before the French border. The None exit on the A55 Autostrada del Pinerolese motorway is 4 km northeast of the town center.

Airasca station on the Turin – Pinerolo – Torre Pellice railway line is 1 km north of the town center. Here a branch line branched off to Saluzzo , which was closed in 1986.

history

Airasca was founded by the princes of Piossasco in the 13th century. The place developed around the central castle of Piossasco.

On October 4, 1693, the Battle of Marsaglia took place near Airasca , during which the Savoy troops of Duke Viktor Amadeus II were defeated by the French. As a result, the village was devastated by French troops under the command of General Catinat .

Population development

year 1861 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001
Residents 1,541 1,429 1,251 1,153 1,075 1,053 1,501 3,252 3,554

Source: ISTAT

politics

Airasca Town Hall during the 2005 Carnival

Giovanni Andreazzoli (list of citizens) was elected mayor in June 2009. He replaced Michele Clemente, who was clearly defeated by him in the election.

Twin cities

Attractions

  • The parish church Parrocchiale di San Bartolomeo , built in 1332, was renovated in Baroque style in the 17th century and expanded in 1828. In the interior there are frescoes from the 16th and 17th centuries. The campanile still comes from the original Gothic building.
  • The church of Santo Spirito from the 18th century is a typical building of the Piedmontese baroque.
  • The castle Castello dei conti Piossasco-Airasca formed the original core of the place.
  • Four kilometers to the north is the Castello della Marsiglia , where the battle named after him took place in 1693.

Festivals

The Marghera (butter woman) and the Praje (right) at the carnival parade.

Every year for the carnival there is a large procession of decorated floats from the surrounding communities. The typical characters in the Airasca Carnival are the Praje (who was responsible for maintaining the canals) and the Marghera (butter woman).

Municipal institutions

The community has a kindergarten, a primary school and a secondary school. There is also a pharmacy.

Culinary specialties

Airasca is known for its butter made according to a traditional recipe.

Personalities with connections to the community

Web links

Commons : Airasca  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ www.pianurapinerolese.it ( Memento of May 31, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ^ Sights on the community site
  4. ↑ Castell ( Memento from September 9, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  5. ↑ Carnival on the community side
  6. ↑ butter producer Francesco Brussino