Nichelino | |
Official Name: | City of Italy |
Coordinates: | 45°N 46°W |
Region: | Piedmont |
Metropolitan City: | Turin (TO) |
Frazioni: | Stupinigi |
Mayor: | Giampiero Tolardo |
Area Total Km2: | 20.56 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 47760 |
Population As Of: | 30 November 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Italian: Nichelinese (pl. -i) |
Elevation M: | 229 |
Saint: | St. Matthew |
Day: | September 21 |
Postal Code: | 10042 |
Area Code: | 011 |
Nichelino (Ël Niclin) is a Italian: [[comune]] (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 8km (05miles) southwest of Turin. Nichelino borders the following municipalities: Turin, Orbassano, Beinasco, Moncalieri, Candiolo, and Vinovo.
In 1559 Nichelino was a fief of the Ussel (Occelli) family, becoming a county in 1564. In the late 17th century it has some 400 inhabitants, mostly working as peasants. In 1854, when it had some 1,700 inhabitants, the first train station was built in the town. The population remained nearly stable until the mid-20th century, when a huge immigration flow from southern Italy had it increase from the c. 15,000 of 1961 to the some 45,000 of 1971.
The frazione of Stupinigi houses the famous Palazzina di Stupinigi, part of the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. The castle, also known as Palazzo Occelli (1565), is also notable.