Salussola is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Biella
The Province of Biella ( it, Provincia di Biella, Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ''Provincia ëd Biela'') is a Provinces of Italy, province of Italy located in Piedmont. It was created in 1992 and its capital is the city of Biella.
It has an ...
in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about northeast of
Turin
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and about southeast of
Biella
Biella (; pms, Biela; la, Bugella) is a city and ''comune'' in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of 44,324 as of 31 December 2017. It is located about northeast of Turin an ...
.
Salussola borders the following municipalities:
Carisio
Carisio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Vercelli.
Carisio borders the following municipalities: Balocco, Buronzo, Cavaglià, ...
,
Cavaglià
Cavaglià is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about south of Biella.
Cavaglià borders the following municipalities: Alice Castello, Carisio, Dorzano, R ...
,
Cerrione,
Dorzano
Dorzano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about south of Biella.
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Cities and towns in Piedmont
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Massazza
Massazza is a small ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin, Italy and about southeast of Biella, Italy.
Massazza borders the following municipalities: Benna, Cossato, ...
,
Roppolo
Roppolo is a municipality in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about south of Biella.
Roppolo is located on the southern slopes of Ivrea glacial ridge, west to the Lake of Viverone. It ...
,
Verrone
Verrone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southeast of Biella.
Verrone borders the following municipalities: Benna, Candelo, Cerrione, Gaglia ...
,
Villanova Biellese
Villanova Biellese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southeast of Biella.
Villanova Biellese borders the following municipalities: Buronzo, Carisio ...
.
In the last days of
World War II
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, in Salussola was perpetrated a
massacre
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where 20
partisans were murdered by Italian Fascist Soldiers.
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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