Monteu da Po is a small comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy, 32 km north-east of Turin.

Monteu da Po
Comune
Comune di Monteu da Po
Remains of Industria.
Coat of arms
Location of Monteu da Po
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Coordinates: 45°11′N 7°58′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Metropolitan city	Turin (TO)
Government
• Mayor	Laura Gastaldo
Area [1]
• Total	7 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation	177 m (581 ft)
Population  (31 December 2010)[2]
• Total	897
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Montuesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	10020
Dialing code	011

History

Monteu da Po was an ancient settlement of the Ligures. Its pre-Roman name, which appears on inscriptions of the early imperial period, was Bodincomagus from the Ligurian name of the Po, Bodincus, which meant "bottomless".[3] It stood on the right bank of the river, which has since changed its course and runs now a kilometre to the north of the town.[4]

In Roman times this became the flourishing colonia Industria of the Augustan Regio IX, enrolled in the tribus Pollia. Its importance derived from its location on the road which followed the Po from Augusta Taurinorum to Vardagate.

Excavations have brought to light a tower, a cult building (previously identified as a theatre), a sanctuary of Isis, valuable bronze figures (some of them made locally) and numerous inscriptions.

Industria appears to have been deserted in the fourth century CE.[4]

The name "Monteu" came from Latin mons acutus, meaning "sharp mountain".

References

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Sources

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Industria". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 508.

External links

• “INDU´STRIA'” in William Smith, Ed. (1854), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography.
• Industria at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Page at comuni italiani website

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