San Secondo di Pinerolo
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San Secondo di Pinerolo (Piedmontese
: San Second; ) is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Turin
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 40 km southwest of Turin
.
San Secondo di Pinerolo borders the following municipalities: Pinerolo
, San Germano Chisone
, Porte
, Prarostino
, Osasco
, and Bricherasio
. The main sight is the Castle of Miradolo, a neo-Gothic villa near the Chisone
stream.
Piedmontese language
Piedmontese is a Romance language spoken by over 2 million people in Piedmont, northwest Italy. It is geographically and linguistically included in the Northern Italian group . It is part of the wider western group of Romance languages, including French, Occitan, and Catalan.Many European and...
: San Second; ) is a comune
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:...
(municipality) 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 Italian
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...
region 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...
, located about 40 km southwest of 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...
.
San Secondo di Pinerolo borders the following municipalities: 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...
, San Germano Chisone
San Germano Chisone
San Germano Chisone is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km southwest of Turin...
, Porte
Porte, Italy
Porte is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km southwest of Turin.Porte borders the following municipalities: Pinerolo, San Pietro Val Lemina, Villar Perosa, San Germano Chisone, and San Secondo di Pinerolo....
, Prarostino
Prarostino
Prarostino is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km southwest of Turin, at the confluence of Val Chisone and Val Pellice.-External links:*...
, Osasco
Osasco, Italy
Osasco is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 km southwest of Turin.Osasco borders the following municipalities: Pinerolo, San Secondo di Pinerolo, Bricherasio, and Garzigliana....
, and Bricherasio
Bricherasio
Bricherasio is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 km southwest of Turin...
. The main sight is the Castle of Miradolo, a neo-Gothic villa near the Chisone
Chisone
The Chisone is a 50 km Italian torrent, which runs through Pragelato, Fenestrelle, Perosa Argentina and Pinerolo in the Province of Turin. It is a tributary of the Pellice, which in turn is a tributary of the Po River...
stream.