Col San Giovanni
Frazione in Piedmont, Italy
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Col San Giovanni is a frazione (and a parish) of the municipality of Viù, in Piedmont, northern Italy.
Col San Giovanni | |
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Panorama from punta Sourela | |
  Col San Giovanni Location of Col San Giovanni in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′56″N 7°22′38″E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Piedmont |
| Province | Turin (TO) |
| Comune | Viù |
| Elevation | 1,118 m (3,668 ft) |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
• Total | 55 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10070 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0123 |
Name
In former times the village was named Collis ad sancti Joannis or Collo di San Giovanni.[3]
History
Col San Giovanni was first mentioned in a document signed in 1011 by Landolfo, archbishop of Turin.[3]
Relevant buildings
The local church was built from 1614 on the site of a previous one and it was renovated in 1922 to allow the transit of a new road. Its bell tower is the oldest of the Lanzo Valleys and was built at the end of the 11th century.[4]
