Ivrea

Town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy

This article is about the town. For the publisher, see Editorial Ivrea.

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Ivrea

Ivrèja (Piedmontese)

Comune

Città di Ivrea

Panorama of Ivrea

Coat of arms

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Ivrea (Piedmont)

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Coordinates: 45°28′N 07°53′E﻿ / ﻿45.467°N 7.883°E﻿ / 45.467; 7.883
Country| Italy
Region| Piedmont
Metropolitan city| Turin (TO)
Frazioni| San Bernardo D'Ivrea, Torre Balfredo, Canton Stimozzo, Gillio, La Rossa, Meina, Moretti, Parise, Regione Campasso
Government

• Mayor| Matteo Chiantore
Area

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• Total| 30.19 km2 (11.66 sq mi)
Elevation

| 253 m (830 ft)
Population

(30 November 2017)[2]

• Total| 23,599
• Density| 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym| Eporediesi
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

10015

Dialing code| 0125
Patron saint| Saint Sabinus
Saint day| 7 July
Website| comune.ivrea.to.it

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Official name| Ivrea, an industrial city of the 20th century
Type| Cultural
Criteria| (iv)
Designated| 2018
Reference no.| 1538
Region| Southern Europe

Ivrea (Italian: [iˈvrɛːa]; Piedmontese: Ivrèja [iˈʋrɛja]; French: Ivrée; Latin: Eporedia) is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Situated on the road leading to the Aosta Valley (part of the medieval Via Francigena), it straddles the Dora Baltea and is regarded as the centre of the Canavese area. Ivrea lies in a basin that in prehistoric times formed a large lake. Today, five smaller lakes—Sirio, San Michele, Pistono, Nero and Campagna—are found in the area around the town.

On 1 July 2018, the site which is known as "Industrial City of the 20th Century" was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3]

## History

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Ivrea and its surroundings have been inhabited since the Neolithic era; the Celts are believed to have had a village in Ivrea from around the 5th century BC. However, the town first officially appears in history as an outpost of the Roman Republic founded in 100 BC, probably built to guard one of the traditional invasion routes into northern Italy over the Alps. Its Latin name was Eporedia.

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Ivrea became the seat of a duchy under the Lombards (6th-8th centuries). Under the Franks (9th century), Ivrea was a county capital. In the year 1001, after a period of disputes with bishop Warmund, ruler of the city, Arduin conquered the March of Ivrea. Later he became King of Italy and began a dynasty that lasted until the 11th century, when the city fell again under the bishops' sovereignty.

In the 12th century, Ivrea became a free comune, but succumbed in the first decades of the following century to the rule of Emperor Frederick II. Later, Ivrea was disputed between the bishops, the marquisate of Monferrato and the House of Savoy.

In 1356, Ivrea was acquired by Amadeus VI of Savoy. With the exception of the brief French conquest at the end of the 16th century, Ivrea remained under the House of Savoy until 1800. It was a subsidiary title of the king of Sardinia, although the only Marquis of Ivrea was Benedetto of Savoy (who later fought in the French Revolutionary wars). On May 26, 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte entered the city along with his victorious troops, establishing control that ended in 1814 after his fall.

During the 20th century, its primary claim to fame was as the base of operations for Olivetti, a manufacturer of typewriters, mechanical calculators and, later, computers.[4] The Olivetti company no longer has an independent existence, though its name still appears as a registered trademark on office equipment manufactured by others. In 1970, about 90,000 people, including commuters from Southern Italy, lived and worked in the Ivrea area.[citation needed]

The Arduino electronic platform was created at the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea,[5] and takes its name from a bar named after the historical figure of Arduin of Italy. UNESCO, when it designated the city a World Heritage Site, said that it "expresses a modern vision of the relationship between industrial production and architecture."[3]

## Main sights

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The castle (14th century) The Cathedral of Ivrea Unknown painter, second half of 15th century, A Miracle of the Blessed Pierre de Luxembourg (Cathedral)

* Ivrea Castle (1357), built during the reign of Amadeus VI of Savoy. It has a quadrangular plan in brick with four round towers at the corners. In 1676, a tower, used as an ammunition store, exploded after being struck by lightning. It was never rebuilt. Once a prison, the castle today houses exhibitions.
* Cathedral of Ivrea, which originated from a church built here in the 4th century at the site of a pagan temple. Around AD 1000, it was reconstructed by bishop Warmondus in Romanesque-style: of that edifice the two bell towers, some columns, and the frescoed crypt remain. The latter houses an ancient Roman sarcophagus which according to tradition, preserves the relics of St. Bessus (co-patron of the city together with St. Sabinus). In 1785, it was rebuilt again in a Baroque style. The current neo-classical façade was built in the 19th century. One of the old frescoes of the interior is the A Miracle of the Blessed Pierre de Luxembourg (second half of 15th century). The sacristy has two altarpieces by Defendente Ferrari. The cathedral also houses the tomb of Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy.
* The Biblioteca Capitolare ("Capitular Library"), near the cathedral, houses an important collection of codices from the 7th–15th centuries.
* Church and convent of San Bernardino: small Gothic church built by the Minorites starting from 1455. It houses a cycle portraying the Life and Passion of Christ by Giovanni Martino Spanzotti (1480–1490).
* The Museum Pier Alessandro Garda has some interesting archaeological findings and a collection of Japanese art pieces. It is located on the large Piazza Ottinetti.
* The Open Air Museum of Modern Architecture, inaugurated in 2001, is a show of the main edifices (some by leading architects of the time) built by Olivetti from the 1950s onwards.
* The remains of a 1st-century Roman theatre, located west of the city centre. It could hold 10,000 spectators.
* The Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) dates back to AD 100 and leads over to Borghetto. Originally constructed of wood, it was rebuilt in stone in 1716.
* The Ivrea Town Hall (Palazzo di Città), built in 1758. It has a bell tower decorated with hemp plants, the symbol of Canavese.
* The Tallianti Tower, dating from the 12th-13th century.
* St. Stephen Tower, dating from the 11th century. This Romanesque bell tower is the remains of St. Stephen Abbey, built in 1041 by the Benedictine order. It is located between Hotel La Serra and Dora Baltea.
* Church of San Gaudenzio
* Santa Marta (late 15th-century), former church
* Cappella dei Tre Re
* Sant'Ulderico, a medieval church
* Teatro Giacosa, the town's theatre, of neoclassical style
* Palazzo Giusiana, a Renaissance noble palace
* The remains of the Ivrea Roman Amphitheatre, dating back to the 1st century AD

## Culture

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There are two main festivals in Ivrea, both celebrated during Catholic festivity but both rooted in more ancient city traditions. One is the Carnival, its main celebrations taking place 40 days before Easter. The other is the patronal festival of St. Savino (Sabinus of Spoleto), celebrated the week of 7 July. During the latter festivity, a horse fair takes place with a carriage exhibition and horse shows.

### Battle of the Oranges

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Main article: Battle of the Oranges

A scene from the "Battle of the Oranges".

The core celebration of Ivrea carnival centres around the Battle of the Oranges. This involves some thousands of townspeople, divided into nine combat on-the-ground teams, who throw oranges at tens of cart-based teams—with considerable violence—during the last three fat carnival days: Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The carnival takes place 40 days before Easter and it ends on the night of "Fat Tuesday" with a solemn ceremony that involves a funeral in honour of the concluded Carnival.

A Mugnaia is chosen among the citizens' spouses. The legend has that a miller's daughter (the eponymous "Mugnaia") once refused to accept the "right" of the local duke to spend a night with each newlywed woman and chopped his head off. Today, the carriages represent the duke's guard and the orange throwers the revolutionaries. People wearing a red hat will not be considered part of the revolutionaries, and therefore will not have oranges thrown at them.[citation needed]

The origin of the tradition of throwing oranges is not well understood, particularly as oranges do not grow in the foothills of the Italian Alps and must be transported from Sicily. In 1994, an estimate of 265,000 kilograms (584,000 lb) of oranges was brought to the city, mainly coming from the leftovers of the winter crop in southern Italy.

### Sport

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The town's football club, A.S.D. Montalto Ivrea, currently plays in Promozione Piemonte.

The Ivrea Rugby Club plays in C1 Piemontese.

Ivrea was a host for the 2016, 2017, and 2024 Canoe Slalom World Cup, held at the Ivrea Whitewater Stadium.

## Twin towns

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Ivrea is twinned with:

* Rădăuți, Romania
* Monthey, Switzerland
* Lüneburg, Germany

## See also

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* Ivrea Morainic Amphitheatre

## References

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1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ^ Population data from Istat
3. ^ a b Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
4. ^ Utopia, Abandoned The New York Times, 2019
5. ^ Lahart, Justin (27 November 2009). "Taking an Open-Source Approach to Hardware". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 24 March 2012.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ivrea.

* Official website
* Carnival of Ivrea
* Official Website of Modern Architecture of Ivrea
* Pictures of Ivrea
* Pictures of the Carnival and the Battle of the oranges
* U.N.I.T.A.L.S.I. Ivrea

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