Salussola

Comune in Piedmont, Italy
Coat of arms of Salussola
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Location of Salussola
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45°27′N 8°7′E / 45.450°N 8.117°E / 45.450; 8.117CountryItalyRegionPiedmontProvinceBiella (BI)FrazioniArro, San Secondo, VigellioGovernment
 • MayorCarlo CabrioArea • Total39.4 km2 (15.2 sq mi)Elevation
289 m (948 ft)Population
 (31 December 2010)[2]
 • Total2,085 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)DemonymSalussolesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
13060
Dialing code0161WebsiteOfficial website

Salussola is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Biella in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Turin and about 14 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Biella.

Salussola borders the following municipalities: Carisio, Cavaglià, Cerrione, Dorzano, Massazza, Roppolo, Verrone, Villanova Biellese.

In the last days of World War II, in Salussola was perpetrated a massacre where 20 partisans were murdered by Italian Fascist Soldiers.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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