๐ฎ๐น Nichelino is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 8 km (5 miles) south-west of Turin.
Nichelino borders the following municipalities: Turin, Orbassano, Beinasco, Moncalieri, Candiolo, and Vinovo.
History 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.
Tourist Industry 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.
Nichelino has a population of over 47,760 people. Nichelino also forms part of the wider Turin Metropolitan City which has a population of over 2,259,523 people. Nichelino is situated 8 km south-west of Turin.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Nichelino has links with:
๐ซ๐ท Caluire-et-Cuire, France ๐ฒ๐น Victoria, Malta๐ท๐ด Tรขrgu Jiu 45.033
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Flour 45.034
๐จ๐ฆ Bracebridge 45.039
๐บ๐ธ Stillwater 45.05
๐บ๐ธ Minneapolis 44.978
๐บ๐ฆ Simferopol 44.951
๐บ๐ธ Saint-Paul 44.944
๐บ๐ธ Saint Paul 44.944
๐ท๐ด Tรขrgoviศte 44.938
Locations Near: Nichelino 7.65,45
๐ฎ๐น Turin 7.681,45.073 d: 8.5
๐ฎ๐น Chieri 7.822,45.013 d: 13.6
๐ฎ๐น Alba 8.033,44.7 d: 45
๐ฎ๐น Asti 8.2,44.9 d: 44.7
๐ฎ๐น Cuneo 7.547,44.389 d: 68.4
๐ฎ๐น Biella 8.067,45.567 d: 70.9
๐ฎ๐น Vercelli 8.422,45.334 d: 71
๐ฎ๐น Alessandria 8.61,44.909 d: 76.2
Antipodal to: Nichelino -172.35,-45
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17348.6
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16595.6
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16549
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16299.5
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12608.3
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12531.5
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12519.1
๐บ๐ธ Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12513.9