Tavernette

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Tavernette
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Panoramic view from Rocca Due Denti
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Tavernette
Location of Tavernette in Italy
Coordinates: 44°57′09″N7°22′27″E / 44.95250°N 7.37417°E / 44.95250; 7.37417 Coordinates: 44°57′09″N7°22′27″E / 44.95250°N 7.37417°E / 44.95250; 7.37417
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Flag of Piedmont.svg  Piedmont
Province Turin (TO)
Comune Cumiana
Elevation
374 m (1,227 ft)
Population
 (2001) [1]
  Total236
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
100400
Dialing code (+39) 011

Tavernette is a frazione (neighbourhood) of Cumiana, in Piedmont, northern Italy.

Contents

Its name comes from the latin tabernae [2] (in English tavern or country pub).

Geography

San Pietro in Vincoli parish church Tavernette chiesa parrocchiale.jpg
San Pietro in Vincoli parish church

It is a borough located in the Chisola Valley, in the easternmost part of Cottian Alps, some kilometers south-east from the centre of Cumiana. The Monte Tre Denti and Monte Freidour peaks are located nearby.

History

Since 1928 Tavernette was a separate comune (municipality); before 1801 it also encompassed the present-day municipality of Piscina, located in the Po plain. [3]

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References

  1. 14° Censimento generale della popolazione e delle abitazioni, Istat website dawinci.istat.it (accessed on February 2013)
  2. AA.VV (2010). Monte Tre Denti Freidour. Torino: Hapax. p. 10.
  3. Una briciola di ... storia..., Piscina municipality web site http://www.comune.piscina.to.it/articles.asp?id=2 Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine (accessed on February 2013)