Historically Stupinigi centres on the Castelvecchio: a medieval castle which belonged to the Savoy-Acaja [it], a branch of the House of Savoy who until 1416 were signori of Piedmont—a much smaller territory than the present-day region—and briefly Princes of Achaia. In 1439, the castle was purchased by the Marquis Orlando Pallavicino (il Magnifico, "the Magnificent"); in 1563 it passed to the Duke of Savoy, Emmanuel Philibert, when the capital of the Duchy was transferred from Chambéry to Turin. Subsequently, Emmanuel Philibert granted Stupinigi to the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.
Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi
The Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi, a hunting lodge built on the grand scale, was designed by the architect Filippo Juvarra for Victor Amadeus in the latter's role as Grand Master General of the order. Work started on the building in 1729 and two years later it was ready to play host to its first hunt. In 1832 ownership of the Palazzina passed to the royal family, in 1919 it became a property of the state and in 1925 it was returned to the Order, which retains it to this day.
The park, today the Parco naturale di Stupinigi, which covers an area of woods and agricultural land in Stupinigi, Candiolo and Orbassano, was declared a nature reserve in 1991. There have been no deer here since the nineteenth century, but it provides a sanctuary for rare plant species and for wildlife.
stupinigi, italian, stupiˈniːdʒi, piedmontese, stupinis, stypiˈniz, frazione, hamlet, borough, comune, municipality, nichelino, metropolitan, city, turin, piedmont, north, west, italy, population, about, borders, comuni, candiolo, orbassano, southwestern, outs. Stupinigi Italian stupiˈniːdʒi Piedmontese Stupinis stypiˈniz is a frazione hamlet borough of the comune municipality of Nichelino in the Metropolitan City of Turin Piedmont north west Italy It has a population of about 200 It borders the comuni of Candiolo and Orbassano on the southwestern outskirts of Turin about 10 km from the centre of the city Before 1869 it formed part of the comune of Vinovo Stupinigiclass notpageimage Location in Piedmont Italy Stupinigi is known for the eighteenth century palazzina di caccia one of the historical Residences of the Royal House of Savoy for the medieval castle Castelvecchio and for the associated park and nature reserve Parco naturale di Stupinigi History and landmarks editHistorically Stupinigi centres on the Castelvecchio a medieval castle which belonged to the Savoy Acaja it a branch of the House of Savoy who until 1416 were signori of Piedmont a much smaller territory than the present day region and briefly Princes of Achaia In 1439 the castle was purchased by the Marquis Orlando Pallavicino il Magnifico the Magnificent in 1563 it passed to the Duke of Savoy Emmanuel Philibert when the capital of the Duchy was transferred from Chambery to Turin Subsequently Emmanuel Philibert granted Stupinigi to the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus nbsp Palazzina di caccia di StupinigiThe Palazzina di caccia di Stupinigi a hunting lodge built on the grand scale was designed by the architect Filippo Juvarra for Victor Amadeus in the latter s role as Grand Master General of the order Work started on the building in 1729 and two years later it was ready to play host to its first hunt In 1832 ownership of the Palazzina passed to the royal family in 1919 it became a property of the state and in 1925 it was returned to the Order which retains it to this day The park today the Parco naturale di Stupinigi which covers an area of woods and agricultural land in Stupinigi Candiolo and Orbassano was declared a nature reserve in 1991 There have been no deer here since the nineteenth century but it provides a sanctuary for rare plant species and for wildlife 44 59 N 7 36 E 44 983 N 7 600 E 44 983 7 600 nbsp This article on a location in the Province of Turin is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stupinigi amp oldid 1191398668, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
