Aurora (Turin)

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Aurora is an historical district in the city of Turin, Italy. This neighborhood is divided into wards, which are distinctive one from another. The district includes:

Turin is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Turin and of the Piedmont region, and was the first capital city of Italy from 1861 to 1865. The city is located mainly on the western bank of the Po River, in front of Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alpine arch and Superga Hill. The population of the city proper is 878,074 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the OECD to have a population of 2.2 million.

Porta Palazzo quarter has the biggest European open market (Mercato di Porta Palazzo), hosted in Piazza della Repubblica;
Borgo Dora quarter, which hosts the Sermig institution as well as flea market;
Valdocco quarter, which hosts the Santuario di Maria Ausiliatrice (Sanctuary of Our Lady Help of Christians) and the minor basilica of the Santuario della Consolata (Sanctuary of the Virgin of Consolation).

Valdocco (Turin) human settlement in Italy

Valdocco is a quarter of the city of Turin, located in the urban district Aurora. It is bordered by Corso Regina Margherita, Via Cigna, the river Dora and the railway. The name Valdocco comes from the Latin vallis occisorum since several death sentences were carried out on this site.

The Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians is a church in Turin, northern Italy. Originally part of the home for poor boys founded by John Bosco, it now contains the remains of Bosco, and 6,000 relics of other saints.

The Santuario della Consolata or, in its full name, the Church of the Virgin of the Consolation is a prominent Marian sanctuary and minor basilica in central Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Colloquially, the sanctuary is known as La Consla. It is located on the intersection of Via Consolata and Via Carlo Ignazio Giulio.

Coordinates: 45°04′59″N7°41′17″E / 45.08306°N 7.68806°E / 45.08306; 7.68806

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