San Mauro Torinese

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Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of San Mauro Torinese

45°06′N 07°46′E / 45.100°N 7.767°E / 45.100; 7.767CountryItalyRegionPiedmontMetropolitan city Turin (TO)FrazioniOltre Po, Cascina del Mulino, Pescarito, Pescatori, Sambuy, Sant'AnnaGovernment

• MayorMarco Bongiovanni (Five Star Movement)Area

^[1]

• Total12 km² (5 sq mi)Elevation

211 m (692 ft)Population

(2011)^[2]

• Total18,925 • Density1,600/km² (4,100/sq mi)DemonymSanmauresiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

10099

Dialing code011ISTAT code001249 Patron saintSt. PeterSaint dayApril 7WebsiteOfficial website

San Mauro Torinese is an Italian comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region. It is bordered by the territories of Settimo Torinese, Castiglione Torinese, Turin, and Baldissero Torinese.

History

The first written record of Pulchra Rada (the ancient name for San Mauro, which in Latin means "beautiful beach and/or port" - on the Po river) dates from 4 May 991.^[3] On that day Anselmo (at the time the ruler of Montferrat) gave the order to rebuild a Benedictine monastery, erected originally above a pre-existing ancient Roman settlement, that had been destroyed by a Saracen invasion.

The abbey became especially prosperous in the 12th century, after which it started to decline due to the continuous strife between the bordering Marquisate of Montferrat and Duchy of Savoy. In 1474 it was therefore suppressed and turned into in commendam. The way was owned by the Benedictinese until 1603 when it was transferred to secular clergy. The convent was suppressed again by Pope Pius VI in 1803.

Bridge Victor Emmanuel III, connecting San Mauro to Bertolla, locally known as ponte vecchio (old bridge), was inaugurated on 8 September 1912.^[3]

Main sights

Pulcherada Abbey
Parish church of Santa Maria
Natural Park of Superga Hill

Twin towns

Mirande, France
L'Eliana, Spain

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Comune di San Mauro Torinese - La Storia". www.comune.sanmaurotorinese.to.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-02-21.