Nichelino, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

History | Tourist Industry

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น 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.

Turin, Italy 
Turin, Italy
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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:

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Caluire-et-Cuire, France ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น Victoria, Malta
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Antipodal to Nichelino is: -172.35,-45

Locations Near: Nichelino 7.65,45

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Turin 7.681,45.073 d: 8.5  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Chieri 7.822,45.013 d: 13.6  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Alba 8.033,44.7 d: 45  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Asti 8.2,44.9 d: 44.7  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Cuneo 7.547,44.389 d: 68.4  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Biella 8.067,45.567 d: 70.9  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Vercelli 8.422,45.334 d: 71  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Alessandria 8.61,44.909 d: 76.2  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Novara 8.615,45.447 d: 90.5  

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Savona 8.483,44.3 d: 102  

Antipodal to: Nichelino -172.35,-45

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17348.6  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16595.6  

๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16549  

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16299.5  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12608.3  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12531.5  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12519.1  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12513.9  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12513.3  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 12497.6  

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