Chieri
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Country | Italy | |
region | Piedmont | |
Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 1 ′ N , 7 ° 49 ′ 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 |
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
- Épinal in Lorraine (France)
- Nanoro in Burkina Faso
- Tolve in Basilicata (Italy)
Sons and daughters of the church
- Matteo Gribaldi (1500–1564), lawyer and theologian
- Caterina di Balbiano (1670–1719), Piedmontese-Saxon noblewoman, Madame de Brandebourg
- Giuseppe Avezzana (1797–1879), General
- Giovanni Perrone (1794–1876), Roman Catholic theologian, Jesuit and dogmatist
- Mario Ghella (* 1929), racing cyclist
- Roberto Rosato (1943-2010), football player
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
Web links
- Information at www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)