Andezeno (
Piedmontese
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: ''Andzen'') is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Turin
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in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
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, located about southeast of
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...
.
Andezeno borders the following municipalities:
Marentino,
Montaldo Torinese
Montaldo Torinese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin.
Montaldo Torinese borders the following municipalities: Gassino Torinese, Sciolze, Marentino, Pavaro ...
,
Chieri
Chieri (; pms, Cher) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont (Italy), located about southeast of Turin, by rail and by road. It borders the following municipalities: Baldissero Torinese, Pavarolo, Montaldo Torine ...
, and
Arignano.
Etymology
According to Italian
philologist
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and
linguist
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Dante Olivieri, the name Andezeno originates from the Gallo-Latin word ''Andicus'', which is said to be derived from the names of two villages, Andico and Andicello.
Economy
Andezeno was predominantly an agricultural community until the 1960s when the area surrounding the city of
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...
underwent major industrialisation. Today, it mostly home to small businesses and enterprises.
Notable natives
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Piero Gobetti
Piero Gobetti (; 19 June 1901, Turin – 15 February 1926, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was an Italian journalist, intellectual and radical liberal and anti-fascist. He was an exceptionally active campaigner and critic in the crisis years in Italy after ...
(1901–1926), intellectual and journalist – parents were from Andezeno and he lived there at his family home are various times of his life
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Claudio Marchisio
Claudio Marchisio (; born 19 January 1986) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
A product of the Juventus youth system, he spent a large portion of his career at his hometown club, with the exception of a sea ...
(b. 1986), footballer for Juventus and the
Italian national team
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– born in the city of Turin and raised in Andezeno, where his parents still live.
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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