Caluso is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Turin in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about northeast of
Turin
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Caluso borders the following municipalities:
San Giorgio Canavese,
Candia Canavese
Candia Canavese (in Piedmontese language: ''Cándia'') is a '' comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Turin situated in the historical region of the Canavese in Piedmont, Italy about northeast of Turin. It borders the following municipaliti ...
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Barone Canavese,
Mazzè
Mazzè is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin.
Mazzè borders the following municipalities: Vische, Candia Canavese, Moncrivello, Caluso, Cigliano, Villareggia
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Foglizzo
Foglizzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. It is part of the Canavese historical region.
Foglizzo borders the following municipalities: San Giorg ...
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Montanaro
Montanaro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km northeast of Turin.
Montanaro borders on the following municipalities: Caluso, Foglizzo, San Benigno Canavese, ...
, and
Chivasso
Chivasso (; pms, Civass) is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin, in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Chivasso has a population of about 27,000. It is situated on the left bank of the Po river, near the i ...
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The peculiar geographical position and the particular climate of the area favor the production of white wines, most notably the "Erbaluce di Caluso" and the "Caluso Passito". The town is the seat of the Regional Wine Cellar of the Province of Turin and of the State Professional Institute for Agriculture and the Environment "Carlo Ubertini".
Twin towns — sister cities
Caluso is
twinned
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with:
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Brissac-Quincé, France
References
External links
www.localport.it/caluso_online/home/hp_calusonline.asp
Cities and towns in Piedmont
Canavese
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