Cavour, Piedmont
Cavour | |
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| Comune di Cavour | |
 Cavour seen from its Rocca | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Cavour  | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 10061 |
| Dialing code | 0121 |
| Patron saint | St. Lawrence |
| Saint day | First Sunday in August |
| Website | Official website |
Cavour (Italian pronunciation: Latin: Caburrum) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Turin.
Cavour borders the following municipalities:
Barge
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History
Its ancient Roman name was Caburrum or Forum Vibii. Cavour lies on the north side of a huge isolated mass of granite (the Rocca di Cavour) which rises from the plain. On the summit was the Roman village, which belonged to the province of the Alpes Cottiae. There are some ruins of medieval fortifications. The town gave its name to the Benso family of
Cavour was a member.[4]
People
- Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour
- Mauro Picotto
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cavour". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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