Salassa
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Salassa | |
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| Comune di Salassa | |
 The cylindrical tower-gate | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Salassa  | |
  Salassa Location of Salassa in Italy  Salassa Salassa (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′N 7°41′E / 45.367°N 7.683°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) |
| Frazioni | Borgata Valleri, Cascina Fenale, Pianter, Regione Burone |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sergio Angelo Gelmini |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 361 m (1,184 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,872 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Salassese(i) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10080 |
| Dialing code | 0124 |
| Website | Official website |
Salassa is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Turin in the Canavese traditional region.
The 5th Stage of the 2023 Giro Donne began at Salassa on the 4th of July.
Main sights[edit]
- 13th-century cylindrical (with rectangular base) tower-gate, standing at 24 m.
- Parish church of St. John the Baptist, in late Baroque-Neoclassical style.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
External links[edit]
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