Col San Giovanni


Col San Giovanni is a frazione of the municipality of Viù, in Piedmont, northern Italy.

Name

In former times the village was named Collis ad sancti Joannis or Collo di San Giovanni.

History

Col San Giovanni was first mentioned in a document signed in 1011 by Landolfo, Roman Catholic [Archdiocese of Turin|archbishop of Turin].
Since 1927 it was a separate comune.

Relevant buildings

The local church was built from 1614 on the site of a previous one and it was renovated in 1922 to allow the transit of a new road. Its bell tower is the oldest of the Lanzo Valleys and was built at the end of the 11th century.