San Mauro Torinese

Infobox CityIT
img_coa = San Mauro Torinese - Coat of Arms.png official_name = Comune di San Mauro Torinese
region = Piedmont
province = Turin (TO)
elevation_m = 211
area_total_km2 = 12
population_as_of = December 31, 2004
population_total = 18367
population_density_km2 = 1473
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|45|06|N|07|46|E
frazioni = Pescatori, S.Anna, Oltre Po, Sambuy
telephone = 011
postalcode = 10099
gentilic = Sanmauresi
saint = St. Peter
day = April 7
mayor = Mr. Coggiola
website = [http://www.comune.sanmaurotorinese.to.it www.comune.sanmaurotorinese.to.it]

San Mauro Torinese is an Italian "comune" with 18,367 inhabitants (2004) in the Province of Turin in the Piedmont region. It is bordered by the territories of Settimo Torinese, Castiglione Torinese, Turin, and Baldissero Torinese.

History

The first written record of "Pulchra Rada" (the ancient name for San Mauro, which in Latin means "beautiful beach and/or port" - on the Po river-) dates from 4 May 991. On that day Anselmo (at the time the ruler of Montferrat) gave the order to rebuild the Benedictine monastery that had been destroyed by the Saracen invasion.

Further reading

* [http://www.comune.sanmaurotorinese.to.it/ Official Homepage of the "comune"] (Italian language)
* [http://www.comuni-italiani.it/001/249/ Information from communi-italiani.it] (Italian language)