Settimo Vittone Explained

Settimo Vittone
Official Name:Comune di Settimo Vittone
Native Name:Ël Seto Viton
Coordinates:45.55°N 57°W
Region:Piedmont
Metropolitan City:Turin (TO)
Frazioni:Cesnola, Cornaley, Montestrutto, Sengie, Torredaniele
Mayor:Sabrina Noro
Area Total Km2:23.26
Population Total:1535
Population As Of:30 September 2018[1]
Population Demonym:Settimese(i)
Elevation M:280
Saint:St. Andrew
Day:30 November
Postal Code:10010
Area Code:0125

Settimo Vittone (Ël Seto Viton) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is located about 50km (30miles) north of Turin, in the Canavese traditional region.

Main sights

The main sights are the castle, pieve (pleban church), and the late 9th-cenury baptistery of St Lawrence (who as bishop of Autun was dear to the Frank people). The structures are a rare examples of pre-Romanesque architecture in Piedmont, often featuring a bell tower and a rectangular apse. It is home to numerous frescoes, dating from the mid-11th to the late 15th centuries.Settimo has a derivation from septimum lapidem from the city of Ivrea on the Consular Roman road of the Gauls. Here are found the ruins of the ancient fortress, which legend says was built by Attone Anscario, Ansgarda's brother, queen of Franks and here buried. In the 14th century Savoy took control of all the area and incorporated it to their Duchy; the ancient Lords of the place (the Enrico) were nominated Counts. In the 16th century the Castle-Fortress was destroyed and replaced by a new Villa-palace called "New Castle". The Colma di Mombarone mountain is located nearby.

Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ISTAT.