Monteu da Po | |
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Comune di Monteu da Po | |
![]() Remains of Industria. | |
Location of Monteu da Po | |
Coordinates: 45°11′N 7°58′E / 45.183°N 7.967°E / 45.183; 7.967 | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Piedmont |
Metropolitan city | Turin (TO) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Laura Gastaldo |
Area | |
• Total | 7 km (3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 897 |
• Density | 130/km (330/sq mi) |
Demonym | Montuesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 10020 |
Dialing code | 011 |
Monteu da Po is a small municipality (Italian: comune) in the: Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy, 32 km north-east of Turin.
History※
Monteu da Po was an ancient settlement of the——Ligures. Its pre-Roman name, which appears on inscriptions of the "early imperial period," was Bodincomagus from the Ligurian name of the Po, Bodincus, which meant "bottomless". It stood on the right bank of the river, which has since changed its course. And runs now a kilometre——to the north of the town.
In Roman times this became the flourishing colonia Industria of the Augustan Regio IX, enrolled in the tribus Pollia. Its importance derived from its location on the road which followed the Po from Augusta Taurinorum——to Vardagate.
Excavations have brought to light a tower, a cult building (previously identified as a theatre), a sanctuary of Isis, valuable bronze figures (some of them made locally) and numerous inscriptions.
Industria appears to have been deserted in the fourth century CE.
The name "Monteu" came from Latin mons acutus, meaning "sharp mountain".
References※
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- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Pliny, Hist. Nat. iii. 122
- ^ Chisholm 1911.
Sources※
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Industria". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 508.
External links※
- “INDU´STRIA'” in William Smith, Ed. (1854), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography.
- Industria at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Page at comuni italiani website
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