Settimo Torinese ( pms, Ël Seto) is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' in the
Metropolitan City of Turin
The Metropolitan City of Turin ( it, Città metropolitana di Torino, Piedmontese: ''Sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin'') is a metropolitan city in the Piedmont region, Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin. It replaced the Province of Turin and co ...
, in
Piedmont
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Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
. The name ''settimo'' means "seventh", and it comes from the comune's distance from
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 ...
, which is seven Roman miles. It is bordered by the other comuni of
Leinì
Leini (formerly Leinì), is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural ce ...
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Mappano
Mappano (also spelled Mappano Torinese) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont.
Geography
Mappano is located in the northwestern area of the metropolitan area of Turin, some km in south o ...
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Volpiano
Volpiano is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin, in the Italian region Piedmont.
The city is located about 15 km north-east of Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business an ...
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Brandizzo
Brandizzo is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin.
Brandizzo borders the following municipalities: Chivasso, Volpiano, Settimo Torinese
Settimo Torinese ...
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San Mauro Torinese
San Mauro Torinese is an Italian ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region. It is bordered by the territories of Settimo Torinese, Castiglione Torinese, Turin, and Baldissero Torinese.
History
The first written record ...
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Gassino Torinese
Gassino Torinese is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin.
Gassino Torinese borders the following municipalities: Settimo Torinese, San Raffaele Cimena, ...
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Castiglione Torinese
Castiglione Torinese is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, about northeast of Turin.
Castiglione Torinese borders the following municipalities: Settimo Torinese, Gassino Torinese, ...
, and
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 ...
.
Sights include the Tower of Settimo, the last remains of the medieval castle (13th–14th centuries) mostly destroyed in the 16th century wars.
Twin cities
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Cavarzere
Cavarzere (; vec, Cavàrzere) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Venice in the Italian region of Veneto, located about southwest of Venice.
Neighbouring municipalities of Cavarzere are: Adria, Agna, Anguillara Veneta, ...
, Italy
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Chaville
Chaville () is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department and Île-de-France region of north-central France. It lies some 12 km from the centre of Paris in the south-western suburbs of the French capital.
Geography
Chaville is bordered by ...
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France
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Valls
Valls () is a city and municipality in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain. According to the 2014 census it has a population of 24,570.
Valls is known for its calçots – a type of scallion or green onion – and the human towers tradi ...
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Spain
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References
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