Chieri

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Chieri
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Chieri (Italy)
Chieri
Country Italy
region Piedmont
Metropolitan city Turin  (TO)
Coordinates 45 ° 1 ′  N , 7 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 1 ′ 0 ″  N , 7 ° 49 ′ 0 ″  E
height 305  m slm
surface 54 km²
Residents 36,770 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 681 inhabitants / km²
Factions Madonna della Scala, Pessione
Post Code 10023
prefix 011
ISTAT number 001078
Popular name Chieresi
Patron saint Santa Maria delle Grazie
Website Chieri
Center of Chieri

Chieri ( Piedmontese Cher ) is a municipality with 36,770 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont .

geography

The neighboring municipalities are Baldissero Torinese , Pavarolo , Montaldo Torinese , Pino Torinese , Arignano , Andezeno , Pecetto Torinese , Riva presso Chieri , Cambiano , Santena and Poirino . The place is at an altitude of 305  m slm

history

Chieri was controlled by the bishops of Turin in the 9th and 10th centuries and became independent in the 11th century. In 1347 it voluntarily submitted to Count Amadeus VI. of Savoy to save himself from the Marquis of Montferrat . It finally fell to Savoy in the 16th century . In 1785 Chieri became a principality under the Duke of Aosta .

Population development

Attractions

The Gothic cathedral Santa Maria della Scala with baptistery is one of the largest in Piedmont and was built between 1405 and 1436 on the foundations of an older church.

economy

Chieri was an early center for trade and manufacture. Viticulture is still practiced today . A red wine called Freisa di Chieri is grown here. See also the article Viticulture in Italy .

Town twinning

Chieri has twinned cities with

Sons and daughters of the church

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

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