Caselette
Encyclopedia
Caselette is a town and comune
in the province of Turin
, in the Piedmont
region of northern Italy
.
It is located at the entrance of the Val di Susa, at 18 km from Turin
, at the feet of the Monte Musinè
. It is home to a castle (Castle of the Cays Counts), currently hold by the Salesians. In the nearby were found rock carvings of uncertain origins, and the remains of a Roman villa, on the Musinè.
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 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 the Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
region of northern Italy
Italy
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It is located at the entrance of the Val di Susa, at 18 km from Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, at the feet of the Monte Musinè
Monte Musinè
Monte Musinè or simply Musinè is a mountain in the Graian Alps in Italy. Musinè is well known for its high cross on the top, and because it's the closest mountain to Turin; it can be seen from some distance, from the Piedmontese plateau or from the mountains in Biella's or Vercelli's provinces.-...
. It is home to a castle (Castle of the Cays Counts), currently hold by the Salesians. In the nearby were found rock carvings of uncertain origins, and the remains of a Roman villa, on the Musinè.