Grugliasco
Appearance
Grugliasco
Grujasch | |
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Comune di Grugliasco | |
Coordinates: 45°4′N 7°35′E / 45.067°N 7.583°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) |
Frazioni | Certezza, Gerbido, Lesna, Mandina, Mulino, San Vincenzo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Roberto Montà (PD) |
Area | |
• Total | 13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 293 m (961 ft) |
Population (31 March 2014)[2] | |
• Total | 38,725 |
• Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
Demonym | Grugliaschesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 10095 |
Dialing code | 011 |
Patron saint | St. Roch |
Saint day | 31 January |
Website | Official website |
Grugliasco (Piedmontese: Grujasch) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 9 kilometres (6 miles) west of Turin.
Grugliasco borders the following municipalities: Turin, Collegno, and Rivoli. In 1945 here and in Collegno members of the retreating German 34th Panzer Division killed 68 civilians in retaliation for a partisan ambush.
International relations
Grugliasco is twinned with:
- Roman, Romania
- Barberà del Vallès, Spain
- Echirolles, France
- Gourcy, Burkina Faso
- San Gregorio Magno, Italy
Transport
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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