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Rivalta di Torino is a small municipality located in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, near Turin. As a comune, it represents one of Italy's basic units of local government and administration.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- comune of Italy
- Official name
- Rivalta di Torino
- Demonym
- rivaltesi
- Country
- Italy
- Located in
- Metropolitan City of Turin
- Population
- 20199
- Area
- 25.11
- Elevation
- 294
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Villarbasse
- Official website
- www.comune.rivalta.to.it
- Image
- Rivalta di Torino castello.JPG
- Dialing code
- 011
- Licence plate code
- TO
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- postal code
- 10040
- Commons category
- Rivalta di Torino
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Encyclopedic overview
Rivalta di Torino is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 14 km southwest of Turin in the valley of the Sangone.
It is home to a medieval castle, around which the town originated starting from the 11th century. The castle and the village were owned by the Orsini local branch until 1823. The castle has a massive appearance and was once accessed through a drawbridge, now replaced by a stone one. In 1836 French writer Honoré de Balzac was guest of the local lord, count Cesare Benevello, as testified by an inscription in the castle's court.
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