Information AboutPiedmont |
Piedmont (. It has an area of 25,399 km&2 and a population of 4.4 million. The capital is Turin , the local language (or alternatively the local dialect of the Italian Language , which is the official language of the whole of Italy) is Piedmontese and Occitan is also spoken in Occitan Valleys . GEOGRAPHY Piedmont is surrounded on three sides by the Alps , including the Monviso (Mont Vis), where the Po rises, and the Monte Rosa . It borders with France , Switzerland and the Italian regions of Lombardy , Liguria and Aosta Valley . The percentage of the territory which is a Protected Area is 7.6%. There are 56 different national parks. One such park is the Gran Paradiso National Park (Grand Paradis) . Piedmont is divided into eight provinces: HISTORY In 1046 , the counts of the House Of Savoy added Piedmont to their main territory of Savoy , with a capital at Chambéry (now in France ). The County of Savoy was elevated to a duchy in 1416 , and Duke Emanuele Filiberto moved the seat to Turin in 1563. In 1720, the Duke of Savoy became King of Sardinia , founding what evolved into the Kingdom Of Piedmont-Sardinia and increasing Turin's importance as a European Capital . The Republic Of Alba was created in 1796 as a French Client Republic in Piedmont before the area was annexed by France in 1801. In June 1802 a new client republic, the Subalpine Republic , was established in Piedmont and in September it was also annexed. In the Congress Of Vienna , the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia was restored, and furthermore received the Republic Of Genoa to strengthen it as a barrier against France . Piedmont was an initial springboard for , and Turin briefly became the capital of Italy. However, the addition of territory paradoxically reduced Piedmont's importance to the kingdom, and the capital was moved to Florence , and then to Rome . One remaining recognition of Piedmont's historical role was that the Crown Prince of Italy was known as the Prince of Piedmont. UNESCO World Heritage Sites See Also: Residences of the Royal House of Savoy See Also: Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Castello_del_Valentino" class="copylinks">Castello Del Valentino |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Sacro_Monte_di_Crea" class="copylinks">Sacro Monte Di Crea <br/>Paradise Chapel |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Sacro_Monte_di_Ghiffa" class="copylinks">Sacro Monte Di Ghiffa <br/>Crucifixion and Trinity, 16th century |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Sacro_Monte_di_Domodossola" class="copylinks">Sacro Monte Di Domodossola <br/>View of the chapels IX and XI |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Sacro_Monte_di_Varallo" class="copylinks">Sacro Monte Di Varallo <br/>Chapel XXXIII Giovanni d’Enrico, Ecce Homo, 1608-9 |
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