Monteu da Po
Monteu da Po is a small municipality in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy, 32 km north-east of Turin.
History
Monteu da Po was an ancient settlement of the Ligures. Its pre-Roman name, which appears oninscriptions of the early imperial period, was Bodincomagus from the Ligurian name of the Po, Bodincus, which meant "bottomless".
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.
Excavations have brought to light a tower, a cult building, a sanctuary of Isis, valuable bronze figures, shops, and inscriptions. Industria appears to have been deserted in the fourth century CE, probably due to Barbarians raids.
Today name "Monteu" has a not sure provenance.
Main sights include the ruins of Industria and Monteu da Po Castle.