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Pinerolo is a town
Town

A town is a type of human settlement ranging from a few to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition....
 and commune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 in north-western Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
, 40 kilometres southwest of Turin
Turín

Tur?n is a municipality in the Ahuachap?n Department Departments of El Salvador of El Salvador....
 on the river Chisone
Chisone

The Chisone is a 50 km Italy torrent , which runs through Pragelato, Fenestrelle, Perosa Argentina and Pinerolo in the Province of Turin. It is a tributary of the Pellice, which in turn is a tributary of the Po River....
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Pinerolo is a town
Town

A town is a type of human settlement ranging from a few to several thousand inhabitants, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas; the precise meaning varies between countries and is not always a matter of legal definition....
 and commune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 in north-western Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
, 40 kilometres southwest of Turin
Turín

Tur?n is a municipality in the Ahuachap?n Department Departments of El Salvador of El Salvador....
 on the river Chisone
Chisone

The Chisone is a 50 km Italy torrent , which runs through Pragelato, Fenestrelle, Perosa Argentina and Pinerolo in the Province of Turin. It is a tributary of the Pellice, which in turn is a tributary of the Po River....
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History

In the Middle Ages, the town of Pinerolo was one of the main crossroads in Italy, and was therefore one of the principal fortresses of the dukes of Savoy. Its military importance was the origin of the well-known military school that still exists today. The fortress of Fenestrelle
Fenestrelle

Fenestrelle is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italy region Piedmont, located about 50 km west of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 603 and an area of 49.2 km?....
 is nearby.

The earliest mention of Pinerolo is in the tenth century, when it belonged to the March of Turin and was governed by the abbot nullius of Pinerolo who ran the abbey of Abbadia Alpina , even after the city had established itself as a municipality (1247) under the government of Thomas Savoy
Savoy

Savoy is a region of Europe on the western flank of the Alps that emerged following the collapse of the Frankish Empire Kingdom of Burgundy. Installed by Rudolph III, King of Burgundy, officially in 1003, the House of Savoy became the longest surviving royal house in Europe....
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From 1235, Amadeus IV of Savoy
Amadeus IV of Savoy

Amadeus IV was Count of Savoy from 1233 to 1253.The legitimate heir of Thomas I of Savoy and Marguerite of Geneva, he had however to fight with his brothers for the inheritance of Savoy lands after their father's death....
 exercised over the town a kind of protectorate which became absolute in 1243, and was continued thereafter either by the house of Savoy, or of Savoy-Acaia.

When French troops invaded Piedmont (1536), Pinerolo was conquered and it remained under their control until 1574.

With the treaty of Cherasco it again fell to France (1631), and it remained under French rule until restored to the house of Savoy by the treaty of Turin, at the same time withdrawing from the league against Louis XIV.

Main sights

  • the Cathedral dates from the 9th century, and has an attractive bell tower
  • church of San Maurizio, in Gothic
    Gothic architecture

    Gothic architecture is a style of architecture which flourished during the high and late Middle Ages. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
     style.


Notable Pinerolesi

People born in Pinerolo include:
  • Lidia Poët
    Lidia Poët

    Lidia Po?t was the first modern female Italy advocate. Her disbarring led to a movement to allow women to practice law and hold public office in Italy....
     (born 1855), the first Italian female lawyer and an important figure in female emancipation
  • Luigi Facta
    Luigi Facta

    Luigi Facta was an Italy politician, journalist and last Prime Minister of Italy before the leadership of Benito Mussolini.Facta was born in Pinerolo, Piedmont, Italy....
     (1861 – 1930), politician, journalist and last Prime Minister of Italy before the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini
  • Ferruccio Parri
    Ferruccio Parri

    Ferruccio Parri was an Italy partisan and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy for several months in 1945. During the resistance he was known as Maurizio....
     (1890 – 1981), partisan and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy for several months in 1945


Trivia

  • It hosted Curling events
    Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics

    Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in the town of Pinerolo, Italy from February 13 to February 24. It proved to be the sleeper hit in terms of television ratings in Italy....
     at the 2006 Winter Olympics
    2006 Winter Olympics

    The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006....
    .
  • The "Man in the Iron Mask
    Man in the Iron Mask

    The 'Man in the Iron Mask' was a prisoner who was held in a number of jails, including the Bastille and the Fortress of Pinerolo, during the reign of Louis XIV of France of France....
    " was imprisoned in Pinerolo.
  • The Montevideo
    Montevideo

    Montevideo is the largest city, the capital and chief port of Uruguay. Montevideo is the only city in the country with a population over 1,000,000....
     football team Peñarol takes its name from this town.
  • The Marquis of Belle-Ile was imprisoned in Pinerol.

Twin cities

  • Gap, France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
    , since 1963
  • Traunstein
    Traunstein

    Traunstein is a Town#Germany in the south-eastern part of Bavaria, Germany and is the administrative center of a Traunstein by the same name. It is situated at the heart of a region called Chiemgau, approximately 11 km east of Chiemsee between Munich and Salzburg, 15 km north of the Alps, and 30 km west of Salzburg....
    , Germany
    Germany

    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
    , since 1986
  • San Francisco
    San Francisco, Córdoba

    San Francisco is located at the far east boarder of the provinces of Argentina of C?rdoba Province , Argentina, and parts of the city are beyond the border into the province of Santa Fe Province....
    , Argentina
    Argentina

    Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
    , since 1996
  • Derventa
    Derventa

    Derventa is a town and municipality in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the Republika Srpska entity, just northwest of the town of Doboj, in the Posavina region....
    , Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country on the Balkans peninsula of South Eastern Europe with an area of 51,129 square kilometres . Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the south, Bosnia and Herzegovina is Landlocked#Nearly landlocked, except for 26 kilometres of the Adriatic Sea coas...
    , since 2005


See also

  • Diocese of Pinerolo
    Diocese of Pinerolo

    The diocese of Pinerolo is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the province of Turin of Piedmont, Northern Italy. It is a suffragan of the archbishopric of Turin....