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Collegno

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Collegno
Comune di Collegno
The Leumann Veelage in Collegno.
The Leumann Veelage in Collegno.
Coat of airms o Collegno
Coat airms
Collegno is located in Italy
Collegno
Collegno
Location o Collegno in Italy
Coordinates: 45°5′N 7°35′E / 45.083°N 7.583°E / 45.083; 7.583
KintraItaly
RegionPiemont
ProvinceTurin (TO)
FrazioniSavonera
Govrenment
 • MayorSilvana Accossato
Area
 • Total18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi)
Elevation
302 m (991 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total50,137
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Collegnesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
10093
Diallin code011
WebsiteOffeecial wabsteid

Collegno is a comune (municipality) in the Province o Turin in the Italian region Piemont, locatit aboot 9 kilometre (6 mile) wast fae Turin.

It occupees a alluvial plain at the end o the Val di Susa, atween Rivoli an Turin, at the fit o Monte Musinè. The terminal course o the Dora Riparia rins in its territory.

History

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Collegno oreeginatit as a Roman mansio 5 mile (8 km) frae Turin, kent as Quintum Collegium (that is hou it got its modren name). Auncient fyndins frae the aurie are nou in the Museum o Antiquities in Turin.

Internaitional relations

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Collegno is twinned wi the follaein ceeties:

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References

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  1. Population data from Istat

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