Abbadia Alpina
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Abbadia Alpina is a frazione
of the commune of Pinerolo
in the Province of Turin
in north-west Italy
, located between the torrents Lemina and Cusone.
At one time it belonged to a Benedictine monastery founded in 1064 by Adelaide, Countess of Turin, and suppressed in 1748.
In the nineteenth century it was a commune
in its own right, part of the mandamento
of Pinerolo in the Province of Pinerolo and the Diocese of Pinerolo
. c. 1855 it had 192 houses, 315 families and a population of 1,406.
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
of the commune of Pinerolo
Pinerolo
Pinerolo is a town and comune in north-western Italy, 40 kilometres southwest of Turin on the river Chisone.-History:In the Middle Ages, the town of Pinerolo was one of the main crossroads in Italy, and was therefore one of the principal fortresses of the dukes of Savoy. Its military importance...
in the Province of Turin
Province of Turin
The Province of Turin is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin.It has an area of 6,830 km², and a total population of 2,277,686 . There are 315 comuni in the province – the most of any province in Italy...
in north-west Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, located between the torrents Lemina and Cusone.
At one time it belonged to a Benedictine monastery founded in 1064 by Adelaide, Countess of Turin, and suppressed in 1748.
In the nineteenth century it was a commune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in its own right, part of the mandamento
Mandamento
Historically a mandamento was the part of Italian territory under the jurisdiction of a "pretore" which is a kind of magistrate. These divisions were abolished in 1923....
of Pinerolo in the Province of Pinerolo and the Diocese of Pinerolo
Diocese of Pinerolo
The diocese of Pinerolo is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the province of Turin of Piedmont, Northern Italy. It is a suffragan of the archbishopric of Turin.-Ecclesiastical history:...
. c. 1855 it had 192 houses, 315 families and a population of 1,406.