| Lanzo Torinese | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Comune di Lanzo Torinese | |
| Civic Tower of Aymone of Challant | |
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Lanzo Torinese
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Turin (TO) |
| Frazioni | Oviglia, Fua, Ovairo, Brecco, Momello, Praile, Margaula, Colombaro, Grange |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrea Filippin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.4 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 525 m (1,722 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,346 |
| • Density | 514/km2 (1,331.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Lanzesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 10074 |
| Dialing code | 0123 |
| Patron saint | St. Peter in Vinculis |
| Saint day | 1 August |
| Website | Official website |
Lanzo Torinese is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Turin, region of Piedmont, northwestern Italy. It is located about 30 km northwest of Turin at the mouth of the Valli di Lanzo.
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Lanzo is mentioned in the early 11th century as Curtis Lanceii. Later, under several names, was a fief (together with its namesake valleys) to the bishop of Turin, of the house of Savoy and of the Marquisate of Montferrat.
In the mid-17th century the Castle of Lanzo, considered amongst the most important in Piedmont, was besieged, stormed (1551) and destroyed by French troops under Charles de Brissac (1556-1557). Of the former fortifications, only the gate entrance of the town has remained to this day. After the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis (1559), the town was returned to Duke Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy. After his death, Lanzo was assigned to his daughter Maria (1577), wife of Philip of Este. The Este government brought decline to Lanzo and its valleys, as it lost most the previous privileges. In 1725 the fief went to Count Giuseppe Ottavio Cacherano Osasco della Rocca. In 1792, his family remained without an heir and Lanzo went to the Kingdom of Sardinia.
In 1798, during the French Revolutionary Wars, Lanzo was first captured by the Austrians. After the battle of Marengo, it became the capital of a French arrondissement and, later, the district capital. After the 1815 Restoration, it followed the history of Piedmont and, from 1861, that of the newly unified Kingdom of Italy.
In the 19th century, Lanzo changed from a mainly agricultural centre into a vacation seat for people from Turin, a trend spurred by the railway connection inaugurated in 1876. Also in this period, the first mechanical, textile and paper industries were established.
According to tradition, the grissino (breadstick) was invented here by Teobaldo Pecchio and Antonio Brunero in 1679.
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