San Mauro Torinese in Piedmont
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Superga Rack Railway

The Superga Rack Railway (or Sassi-Superga Railway) is a mountain railway line in the city of Turin in Italy. Managed by Gruppo Torinese Trasporti, it connects the Turin suburb of Sassi to the Basilica of Superga at an altitude of 672m (2205ft). From here, high in the hills facing the city across the River Po, there is a splendid panorama of Turin against a backdrop of the snow-capped Alps. The line was opened on the 27 April 1884 as a cable driven rack railway of the Agudio system.

Located at 45.0786, 7.75806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Mountain railways, Transport in Turin, Rack railways in Italy

Superga air disaster

The Superga air disaster took place on Wednesday 4 May 1949 when a plane carrying almost the entire Torino A.C. football team (popularly known as Il Grande Torino) crashed into Superga Hill near Turin, killing all 31 people aboard. 18 players, club officials, journalists accompanying the team and the plane's crew were lost. The team was returning from a farewell match for Xico Ferreira against Benfica in Lisbon.

Located at 45.0808, 7.7675 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1949, 1949 in Italy, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by weather, Alitalia accidents and incidents, Aviation accidents and incidents in Italy, Aviation accidents and incidents involving professional sports teams, Torino F.C., History of Turin, Football in Italy

Dora Riparia

The Dora Riparia is an Italian river, a left-hand tributary of the Po. It is 125 km (78 mi) long, with a 1,231 km² drainage basin. It originates in the Cottian Alps, close to the Col de Montgenèvre in France, where it is called the Piccola Dora. Its name becomes the Dora Riparia after the confluence with the Ripa in the Argentera Valley and the Thuras de Bousson close to Cesana.

Located at 45.0786, 7.725 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Tributaries of the Po (river), Rivers of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rivers of the Province of Turin, International rivers of Europe, Rivers of Italy

Basilica of Superga

The Basilica of Superga is a church in the vicinity of Turin. It was built from 1717 to 1731 for Victor Amadeus II of Savoy by Filippo Juvarra, at the top of the hill of Superga, to fulfill a vow the duke (and future King of Sardinia) had made during the Battle of Turin. The architect made allusions to different earlier styles while adding a baroque touch.

Located at 45.0808, 7.7675 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Churches in Turin, Religious buildings completed in 1731, House of Savoy, Basilica churches in Italy

Superga

Superga is a hill situated on the south bank of the Po River to the east of Turin in north-west Italy. At 672 metres above sea level, it is one of the most prominent of the hills which form an amphitheatre around the city. Superga is known as the site of many of the tombs of the kings of the House of Savoy, for the Basilica of Superga, for the Superga Rack Railway which connects it to the Turin suburb of Sassi, and for the Superga air disaster of 1949 in which almost the entire Torino A.C.

Located at 45.0833, 7.76667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Districts of Turin, Hills of Piedmont