Tavernette

Tavernette
Frazione
Panoramic view from Rocca Due Denti
Tavernette Location of Tavernette in Italy
Coordinates: 44°57′09″N 7°22′27″E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Turin (TO)
Comune	Cumiana
Elevation	374 m (1,227 ft)
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	236
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	100400
Dialing code	(+39) 011

Tavernette is a frazione (neighbourhood) of Cumiana, in Piedmont, northern Italy.

Its name comes from the latin tabernae [2] (in English tavern or country pub).

Geography

San Pietro in Vincoli parish church

It is a borough located in the Chisola Valley, in the easternmost part of Cottian Alps, some kilometers south-east from the centre of Cumiana. The Monte Tre Denti and Monte Freidour peaks are located nearby.

History

Since 1928 Tavernette was a separate comune (municipality); before 1801 it also encompassed the present-day municipality of Piscina, located in the Po plain.[3]

References

1. 14° Censimento generale della popolazione e delle abitazioni, Istat website dawinci.istat.it (accessed on February 2013)
2. AA.VV (2010). Monte Tre Denti Freidour. Torino: Hapax. p. 10.
3. Una briciola di ... storia..., Piscina municipality web site http://www.comune.piscina.to.it/articles.asp?id=2 Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine (accessed on February 2013)