Comune di Saluzzo
Municipal coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Cuneo (CN)
Mayor	Paolo Allemano (since June 28, 2004
Elevation	395 m (1,296 ft)
Area	75 km² (29 sq mi)
Population (as of December 31, 2004)
- Total	16,153
- Density	215/km² (557/sq mi)
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	44°39′N, 07°29′E
Gentilic	Saluzzesi
Dialing code	0175
Postal code	12037
Patron	St. Chiaffredus
- Day	September 7
Website: www.comune.saluzzo.cn.it

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The city of Saluzzo is built on a hill overlooking a vast, well-cultivated plain. Iron, lead, silver, marble, slate etc. are found in the surrounding mountains.

A view of Saluzzo.

It has a population of approximately 16,000.

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History

Saluzzo was a civitas (tribal city state) of the Vagienni, or mountain Ligures, and later of the Salluvii. This district was brought under Roman control by the Consul Marcus Fulvius. The Ligures (Ligurians) were an ancient people who gave their name to Liguria, which once stretched from Northern Italy into southern Gaul. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Marcus Fulvius Flaccus was a Roman senator and an ally of the Gracchi. ...

In the Carlovingian age it became the residence of a count; later, having passed to the Marquesses of Susa, Manfredo I, son of Marquess Bonifacio del Vasto, on the division of that principality became Marquess of Saluzzo; this family held the marquisate of Saluzzo from 1142 to 1548. The marquisate embraced the territory lying between the Alps, the Po and the Stura, and was extended on several occasions. In the Middle Ages it had a chequered existence, often being in conflict with powerful neighbours, chiefly the Counts (later Dukes) of Savoy. After Manfredo II's death, his widow had to accept a series of tributes, which were to be later the base of the House of Savoy's claims over the increasingly feebler marquises' territories. Tommaso III, a vassal of France, wrote the romance Le chevalier errant ('the knight-errant'). Ludovico I (1416-75) started the Golden Age of the city and imposed himself as a mediator between the neighbouring powers. Ludovico II constructed a tunnel, no longer in use, through the Monviso, a remarkable work for the time. With the help of the French he resisted a vigorous siege by the Duke of Savoy in 1486, but in 1487 yielded and retired to France where he wrote L'art de la chevalerie sous Vegèce ("The art of chivalry under Vegetius", 1488), a treatise on good government, and other works on military affairs. He was a patron of clerics and authors. In 1490 Ludovico regained power, but after his deaths his sons struggled longly for the rule and impoverished the state. The Carolingians (also known as the Carlovingians) were a dynasty of rulers that eventually controlled the Frankish realm and its successors from the 8th to the 10th century, officially taking over the kingdoms from the Merovingian dynasty in 751. ... Coronet of a count This article is about the style or title of nobility. ... Susa is a city in Piedmont, Italy. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Sutoku, emperor of Japan Emperor Konoe ascends to the throne of Japan Henry the Lion becomes Duke of Saxony Births Farid od-Din Mohammad ebn Ebrahim Attar, Persian mystical poet (died 1220) Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (died 1192) Bornin1142, a GameFAQs user... Events Mary I of Scotland sent to France Births September 2 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died 1616) September 29 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1626) Francesco Andreini, Italian actor (died 1624) Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and occultist (burned at the stake) 1600 (died 1600) Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general... The House of Savoy or in Italian, La Casa di Savoia, or simply Casa Savoia, (or Savoie, French) is a dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain in Savoy, a region that includes present-day Piemonte, other parts of Northern Italy, and a smaller region in France. ... Thomas III of Saluzzo (Italian: Tommaso III di Saluzzo; 1356 - 1416) was margrave of Saluzzo from 1396 until his death. ... Ludovico II was marquis (margrave) of Saluzzo from 1475 until his death in 1503. ... Monte Viso (also called Monviso) is a mountain in the Cottian Alps in Italy close to the French border. ... Generally, patronage is the act of supporting or favoring some person, group, or institution. ...

After long struggles for independence, the marquisate was occupied (1548) by the French, as a fief of the Crown of France - with the name of Saluces - and remained part of that kingdom until it was ceded to Savoy in 1601. In 1588 Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy took possession of the city. Thenceforward Saluzzo shared the destinies of Piedmont, with which it formed "one of the keys of the house" of Italy. Flag of Savoy This article is about the historical region of Savoy. ... Events February 8 - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Elizabeth I of England - revolt is quickly crushed February 25 - Robert Devereux beheaded Jesuit Matteo Ricci arrives in China Bad harvest in Russia due to rainy summer Dutch troops drive Portuguese from Málaga Battle of Kinsale, Ireland Births... Charles Emmanuel I (b. ...

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Main sights

Chiesa di San Giovanni

• The Cathedral (1491-1501), in Lombard-Gothic style. The façade is decorated with rose-windows, frescoes (almost totally waned) and statues. The interior contains a magnificent Baroque high altar, plus a 16th century terracotta group portraying the Deposition, ad Adoration of the Shepherds by Sebastiano Ricci.
• The church of St. Bernard, formerly belonging to the Conventuals, has interesting tombs of the counts della Torre.
• San Giovanni, begun in 1330 in Gothic style and completed in 1504 with Bramantesque influences. It has a noteworthy Gothic façade. The apse, from 1504, houses a Funerary Chapel of Ludovico II, work by antoine Le Moiturier (1425-74) covered with green stone and characterized by an elegant play of archs and sculptures. The sepulchre of Ludovico II is a Renaissance-style work by Benedetto Briosco. Annexed are the Gothic cloister and the Capitular Hall with the Mausoleum of a vicar-general of the marquisate, Galeazzo Cavassa di Carmagnola, a Renaissance work by Matteo Sanmicheli.
• The Cavassa House, rebuilt with a typical Renaissance interior.
• The church of San Domenico contains several artistic tombs, especially that of the Marquess Lodovico II and his spouse (1504), and the chapel of the Holy Sepulchre.
• The churches of St. Augustine and St. Bernardino are also worthy of note.
• The present Town hall is the former Jesuit College, while the older one (1462), with a bold tower, is utilized by the Court of Assizes. The 16th century Villa Belvedere has elegant rooms with late-Renaissance decorations.

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See also

• List of Margraves of Saluzzo
• Diocese of Saluzzo
• Website of the four Parishes (italian)
• Beato Giovanni Giovenale Ancina

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Sources

• This article incorporates text from the entry Saluzzo in the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
• L'Italia da scoprire, Guide di Bell'Italia, ed. Giorgio Mondadori, 2006

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