Rocca Canavese 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 ...
'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Turin in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about northwest of
Turin
Turin ( , 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 from 1861 to 1865. The ...
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Rocca Canavese borders the following municipalities:
Corio,
Forno Canavese
Forno Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin.
Forno Canavese borders the following municipalities: Pratiglione, Corio, Rivara, Rocca Canavese ...
,
Levone,
Barbania,
Vauda Canavese,
Nole and
San Carlo Canavese
San Carlo Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin.
San Carlo Canavese borders the following municipalities: Rocca Canavese, Vauda Canavese, Nole, ...
. Sights include the Santa Croce Chapel, with 15th-16th centuries frescoes, and remains of the ''Rocca'' (castle)
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