17 September 2022 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks , UNESCO World Heritage
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Castello del Valentino © panoramio.com – Michael Paraskevas/cc-by-sa-3.0
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The Residences of the Royal House of Savoy are a group of buildings in
Turin and the
Metropolitan City of Turin , in
Piedmont (
northern Italy ). It was added to the UNESCO
World Heritage Sites list in 1997. The
House of Savoy is an ancient royal family, being founded in year 1003 in the
Savoy region (now in Rhône-Alpes, France), later expanding so that by 1720 it reigned over the
Kingdom of Sardinia in northwestern Italy. Through its junior branch, the
House of Savoy-Carignano , it led the
unification of Italy in 1861 and ruled the
Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of
World War II . At this time,
King Victor Emanuel III abdicated in favour of his son
Umberto II but after an
institutional referendum in 1946 , the monarchy was abolished, a republic was established, and members of the House of Savoy were required to leave the country. After many decades of diplomacy, the family has since been allowed to return to Italy.
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3 August 2011 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Turin Collage © DanieleDF1995
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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 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 to be 1.7 million inhabitants; the Turin metropolitan area is estimated by OECD to have a population of 2.2 million.
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