Viù

Viù

Viù

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Viù is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Turin.

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Belltower of the parish church.

Viù's central square used to feature a wooden statue of Pinocchio, which is 6.53 meters tall and weighs about 4000 kilograms [3] however that has now been removed.[4]

Sightseeing

References

  1. [1]
    "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. [3]
    "Viù: Il Pinocchio gigante è instabile, via dalla piazza del paese: Torna nelle mani del falegname Silvano Rocchietti," (in Italian) Torino Today (Oct. 2, 2018).
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    ""Statua divenuta insicura", Viù perde il suo Pinocchio". www.ilrisveglio-online.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  5. [5]
    redazione (2020-05-20). "Viù: Villa Franchetti una dimora sontuosa da visitare, dopo l'emergenza, a pochi passi dalla Valsusa". L'Agenda News (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-31.


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