Grugliasco

Grugliasco
Grujasch
Comune
Comune di Grugliasco
Downtown Grugliasco

Coat of arms
Grugliasco
Location of Grugliasco in Italy
Coordinates: 45°4′N 7°35′E / 45.067°N 7.583°E / 45.067; 7.583Coordinates: 45°4′N 7°35′E / 45.067°N 7.583°E / 45.067; 7.583
Country Italy
Region Piedmont
Metropolitan city Turin (TO)
Frazioni Certezza, Gerbido, Lesna, Mandina, Mulino, San Vincenzo
Government
  Mayor Roberto Montà (PD)
Area
  Total 13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Elevation 293 m (961 ft)
Population (31 March 2014)[1]
  Total 38,725
  Density 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Grugliaschesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 10095
Dialing code 011
Patron saint St. Roch
Saint day 31 January
Website Official website

Grugliasco (Piemontese: Grujasch) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 9 kilometres (6 miles) west of Turin.

Grugliasco borders the following municipalities: Turin, Collegno, and Rivoli. In 1945 here and in Collegno members of the retreating German 34th Panzer Division killed 68 civilians in retaliation for a partisan ambush.

International relations

Grugliasco is twinned with:

Transport

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.


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