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CHIVASSO , a See also: town and episcopal see of Piedmont, See also: Italy, in the province of See also: Turin, 18 m
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N.E. by See also: rail from the town of Turin, 600 ft. above See also: sea-level
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Pop
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(1901) 4169 (town), 9804 (commune)
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It is situated on the See also: left See also: bank of the Po, near the influx of the Orco
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The See also: cathedral is of the 15th century with a See also: fine See also: facade ornamented with statues in terra-cotta
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It was an important fortress in the See also: middle ages, and until 1804, when the French dismantled it
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One tower only of the old See also: castle of the marquesses of 114onferrato, who possessed the town from 1164 to 1435, remains
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Chivasso is on the See also: main See also: line from Turin to Milan, and is the junction of branches for Aosta and Casale Monferrato
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