Monteu da Po

Monteu da Po is a small municipality (Italian: 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	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]

In Roman times it became the flourishing colonia named Industria, positioned in the Augustan Regio IX, and enrolled in the tribus Pollia. It was an important river port and market place. Indeed, at that age, the pagus stood on the right bank of the river Po, which has since changed its course, and flows now a kilometer further north.^[4]

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), shops, and inscriptions. Industria appears to have been deserted in the fourth century CE, probably due to Barbarians raids.^[4]

Today name "Monteu" has a not sure provenance.

Main sights include the ruins of Industria and Monteu da Po Castle.