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Settimo Torinese
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Inhabitants of Italy are referred to as Italians. Their official language is Standard Italian, descendant of Tuscan dialect and a direct descendant of Latin. The word Italy is derived from the Homeric Aeolic word which means bull. Italy is subject to highly diverse weather conditions in autumn, winter, and spring. The country has the fifth-highest population density in Europe at 193 persons per square kilometer. Today, despite regional variations in the form of accents and vowel emphasis, Italian is fully comprehensible to most throughout the country.
Settimo Torinese is a community in the province of Torino, in Piedmont. It is a Turinese suburb. It is bounded by other communes of Leini, Volpiano, Brandizzo, San Mauro, Castiglione Torinese, and Torino. In 2004, the population of the city was 45,495 and an area of 32 square kilometers.
The city has been developed in the time until becoming one of the greater centers of the province thanks to one meaningful entrepreneurial tradition, beyond that to the vicinity with main the guiding ones of communication towards Milan, Aosta and the rest of the Italy north. Beginning from the local fairs that they can boast a singular origin, until the carnival, than with its typical masks and its customs, are distinguished like one of most characteristic of the zone. Settimo Torinese is an attractive city with natural beauty and historical places, while traveling in Italy.
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