Collegno

Collegno originated as a Roman mansio {{convert|5|mi|km|0|order=flip}} from Turin, known as Quintum Collegium (hence the modern name). Ancient findings from the area are now in the Museum of Antiquities in Turin.

From an ancient Roman villa, a richly decorated church was built at the beginning of the 5th century AD, dedicated to San Massimo, the first bishop of Turin.{{Cite web |title=Collegno (Torino), necropoli gota e longobarda e villaggio - MuseoTorino |url=https://www.museotorino.it/view/s/73865b7f6f10413fa213ec44838e3f2f |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=www.museotorino.it |language=it-it}}

In 2002, during excavations for the construction of the terminal of line 1 of the Turin Metro, the remains of a Langobard settlement and necropolis came to light."Presenze Longobarde". Booklet delivered to visitors of the namesake exhibition, Collegno, 2004. The site has been studied thoroughly until 2006, along with a nearby little gothic cabin's, previously settled.{{Cite journal |year=2004 |editor-last=Pejrani Baricco |editor-first=Luisella |title=Presenze longobarde. Collegno nell'Alto Medioevo |journal=Soprintendenza per I Beni Archeologici del Piemonte.}}{{Cite journal |last=Yijie Tian |display-authors=etal |date=2024 |title=The role of emerging elites in the formation and development of communities after the fall of the Roman Empire |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |volume=121 |issue=36 |pages=e2317868121 |doi=10.1073/pnas.2317868121|pmid=39159385 |doi-access=free |pmc=11388374 }}

In 1641, Maria Cristina of France, regent of Savoy Dukedom, ordered the edification of a "Charterhouse" to host a monastery; the large building was designed by M. Valperga, the First Ducal Architect and completed by Juvarra. In 1851 the Monastery was transformed in a hospital for mental ills, then closed in 70s of the past century.

Lajos Kossuth, the exiled leader of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 lived in the Baraccone section of the village from 1874 until 1882. The former politician bought a villa with a large garden not far from the train station, and spent his days with gardening, botanical expeditions to the Alps, writing his memoirs and receiving Hungarian guests. He was forced to sell the villa due to financial difficulties. The house was demolished in the 1970s.

From 3 to 8 July 2017, the sports hall [http://www.palacollegno.it/ PalaCollegno] guested the troops of "[https://www.sportcrime.com/ Sport Crime]", the first ever sport based international TV series, including main characters and sport personalities Daniela Scalia and Luca Tramontin, and other basketball celebrities, such as former Italian ace Alessandro Abbio.

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy}}

Collegno is twinned with:{{cite web|title=Città gemellate|url=https://www.comune.collegno.gov.it/gemellaggi|website=comune.collegno.gov.it|publisher=Collegno|language=it|access-date=2019-12-13|archive-date=2019-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213184335/https://www.comune.collegno.gov.it/gemellaggi|url-status=dead}}

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• {{flagicon|FRA}} Antony, France
• {{flagicon|HUN}} Sárospatak, Hungary
• {{flagicon|RUS}} Volzhsky, Russia
• {{flagicon|GER}} Neubrandenburg, Germany
• {{flagicon|ESP}} Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
• {{flagicon|ITA}} San Gregorio Magno, Italy
• {{flagicon|TUN}} Oueslatia, Tunisia
• {{flagicon|BIH}} Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• {{flagicon|CZE}} Havířov, Czech Republic
• {{flagicon|ITA}} Rocchetta Sant'Antonio, Italy

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