Collegno

Collegno (Colegn ) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 9 km west of Turin.

It occupies an alluvial plain at the end of the Val di Susa, between Rivoli and Turin, at the foot of Monte Musinè. The terminal course of the Dora Riparia flows in its territory.

History
Collegno originated as a Roman mansio 5 mi from Turin, known as Quintum Collegium (hence the modern name). Ancient findings from the area are now in the Museum of Antiquities in Turin.

Lajos Kossuth, the exiled leader of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 lived in the Baraccone section of the village from 1874 until 1882. The former politician bought a villa with a large garden not far from the train station, and spent his days with gardening, botanical expeditions to the Alps, writing his memoirs and receiving Hungarian guests. He was forced to sell the villa due to financial difficulties. The house was demolished in the 1970s.

Curious Facts
From 3 to 8 July 2017, the sports hall PalaCollegno guested the troops of "Sport Crime", the first ever sport based international TV series, including main characters and sport personalities Daniela Scalia and Luca Tramontin, and other basketball celebrities, such as former Italian ace Alessandro Abbio.

International relations
Collegno is twinned with:


 * 🇫🇷 Antony, France
 * 🇭🇺 Sárospatak, Hungary
 * 🇷🇺 Volzhsky, Russia
 * 🇩🇪 Neubrandenburg, Germany
 * 🇪🇸 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
 * 🇮🇹 San Gregorio Magno, Italy
 * 🇹🇳 Oueslatia, Tunisia
 * 🇧🇦 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
 * 🇨🇿 Havířov, Czech Republic
 * 🇮🇹 Rocchetta Sant'Antonio, Italy