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Introdution
Turin is a major city as well as a business and
cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the
Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of
the Po River surrounded by the Alpine arch.The
population of the city proper is 909,193 (November
2008) while the population of the urban area is
estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants;
the Turin metropolitan area is estimated by OECD
to have a population of 2.2 million
History
20st century
After World War I, conflicts between workers and industrialists began. The first
strikes took place and in 1920 the Lingotto factory was occupied. Turin became a
major industrial center during the first part of the 20th century thanks mainly to
the automotive industry, in somuch that the city gained the nickname of
Automobile Capital.Turin was a target of Allied strategic bombing during World
War II and was heavily damaged by the air raids. The city was a target because
of it’s industrial production, including FIAT, which produced aircraft, tanks and
automobiles for the Axis war effort.Turin was not captured by the Allies until the
Spring Offensive of 1945, and, after a general insurrection, was liberated by
Italian Partisans on April 25, 1945, only days before the German forces in Italy
surrendered in May 1945.After World War II, Turin was rapidly rebuilt and its
industrial base saw a huge development throughout the 1950s and 1960s, which
attracted hundred of thousands of immigrants from the southern regions of Italy.
21st century
The long population decline of the city has begun to reverse it self in recent
years, as the population grew from 865,000 in 2001 to 910,000 in 2009.In 2006,
Turin hosted the Winter Olympic Games.
Geography
Turin is located in northwest Italy. It is surrounded on the western and northern
front by the Alps and on the eastern front by a high hill that is the natural
prosecution of the hills of Monferrato. Four major rivers pass through the city:
the Po and two of its tributaries, the Dora Riparia (later changed to "Duria
Minor" by the Romans, from the Celtic duria meaning "water"), the Stura di
Lanzo, and the Sangone.
Climate
Turin is located in a Humid subtropical climate zone,although close proximity to
mountainous terrain results in conditions that can be variable with some
continental characteristics.
Turin is a major industrial
center, where the headquarters of
the car company FIAT are
located. The city has a GDP of $58
billion and is the world's 78th
richest city by purchasing
power.Even though the city was
unable to becomea "world city", it
was ranked by GaWC as
"economically efficient".Turin is
home to the Lingotto building,
which was at one time the largest
car factory in the world, and now
houses a convention centre, a
concert hall, a multiplex, an art
gallery, a shopping centre and a
Le Méridien hotel. Other
companies founded in Turin are
Lancia, Pininfarina, Bertone,
Sparco, Italdesign, Ghia,
Fioravanti, Stola, Intesa Sanpaolo
(Italy's largest bank), Superga,
Invicta (1821), Lavazza, Martini
& Rossi, Kappa and the chocolate
factory Caffarel.The city is also
well known for its aerospace
industry.
Economy