Venaria Reale

Venaria Reale (Piedmontese: La Venerìa) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of Turin. Venaria Reale borders the municipalities of Robassomero, Caselle Torinese, Druento, Borgaro Torinese, Turin, Pianezza, and Collegno.

Venaria Reale
Comune
Città di Venaria Reale
Royal Palace of Venaria
Coat of arms
Location of Venaria Reale
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Coordinates: 45°7′N 7°38′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin (TO)
Frazioni	Altessano, La Mandria
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe Catania (PD)
Area [1]
• Total	20.3 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Elevation	262 m (860 ft)
Population  (30 September 2010[2])[3]
• Total	34,838
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Demonym	Venariesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	10078
Dialing code	011
Website	Official website

Founded in Roman times and previously known as Altessano (Autsan in the Piedmontese language), it was divided into Altessano Superiore and Altessano Inferiore in the sixteenth century. The upper town was chosen by the House of Savoy as a location for a hunting palace, and its modern name is derived from the Latin for hunting, ars venatoria.^[4]

It is the only Piedmontese municipality, in addition to Turin, to be able to boast on its territory the presence of more than one Savoy residence: the seventeenth century Royal Palace of Venaria (included in the UNESCO Heritage List in 1997) and the nineteenth-century royal apartments of Borgo Castello, located in La Mandria Regional Park.

The historical center of the commune was built by Amedeo di Castellamonte in 1667–1690 as a scenic background for the Royal Palace

A 19th-century distinguished citizen of Venaria Reale was Michele Lessona, an illustrious scientist and decorated Senatore del Regno.

Twin towns — sister cities

Venaria Reale is twinned with:

• Brașov, Romania

Notes

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
3. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
4. "Venaria Real". MuseoTorino (in Italian). Comune di Torino, Direzione Musei. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

References

• A. Scaringella (1999), Venaria Reale: A Rediscovered Treasure, Torino: Ananke, ISBN 88-7325-045-9.

External links

• Official website
• Reggia della Venaria Reale (Royal Palace of Venaria)
• Media related to Venaria Reale at Wikimedia Commons