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Santena (; ) is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin on the right bank of the Po.

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Santena is a small town located in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, situated on the right bank of the Po River southeast of Turin. While modest in size, it represents one of the many municipalities that make up the greater Turin metropolitan area in this historically significant region of Italy.

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Italian comune.name
Santena
Italian comune.official_name
Comune di Santena
Italian comune.image_skyline
Santena.piazza1.jpg
Italian comune.image_shield
Santena-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.region
Piedmont
Italian comune.metropolitan_city
Turin (TO)
Italian comune.frazioni
Alberassa, Carolina, Case Nuove, Gamenario, Luserna, San Salvà, Tetti Agostino, Tetti Busso, Tetti Giro
Italian comune.mayor
Roberto Ghio
Italian comune.area_total_km2
16.20
Italian comune.population_total
10480
Italian comune.population_as_of
1 January 2024
Italian comune.population_demonym
Santenese(i)
Italian comune.elevation_m
237
Italian comune.saint
Saint Lawrence
Italian comune.day
10 August
Italian comune.postal_code
10026
Italian comune.area_code
011

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Official name
Santena
Demonym
Santenesi
Population
10441
Area
16.2
Elevation
237
Official website
comune.santena.to.it
Image
Santena.piazza1.jpg
Dialing code
011
Licence plate code
TO
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Commons category
Santena
postal code
10026
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Santena (; ) is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin on the right bank of the Po.

The of Gamenario is known for the Battle of Gamenario, fought on 22 April 1345 between the Guelphs and Ghibellines. Sights include the castle, built by Carlo Ottavio Benso in 1712–20. It houses furnitures and memories of the families who lived there, including a vase donated by Napoleon III of France to Camillo Benso, Conte di Cavour in 1856. Nearby is a English landscape garden built under Cavour's father, Michele Giuseppe Francesco Antonio Benso, 4th Marquess of Cavour (1781-1850), in the early 18th century.

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