Racconigi ( Italian: [rakkoˈniːdʒi] ; Piedmontese : Racunis [rakyˈniz] ) is a town and comune (municipality) in Piedmont , Italy . It is located in the province of Cuneo , 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Turin , and 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Cuneo by rail.
3-518: The town was founded in medieval times. It was a possession of the marquisses of Saluzzo , of the princes of Acaia and of the Savoy - Carignano . On 24 October 1909 King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and Nicholas II of Russian Empire concluded a secret agreement at Racconigi. Known as the Racconigi Bargain , Italy and Russia divided their spheres of influence in the region. Racconigi
6-531: Is located in the northern borders of its province with the Metropolitan City of Turin . The town borders with the municipalities of Caramagna Piemonte , Carmagnola ( TO ), Casalgrasso , Cavallerleone , Cavallermaggiore , Lombriasco (TO), Murello , Polonghera and Sommariva del Bosco . Its municipal hamlets ( frazioni ) are Berroni, Canapile, Migliabruna Nuova, Migliabruna Vecchia, Oia, Parruccia, San Lorenzo, Streppe, Tagliata. The economy
9-415: Is mostly based on agriculture, production of milk and meat , and industrial working of metal sheets. [REDACTED] Media related to Racconigi at Wikimedia Commons Margraves of Saluzzo The marquises (also marquesses or margraves) of Saluzzo were the medieval feudal rulers city of Saluzzo (today part of Piedmont , Italy) and its countryside from 1175 to 1549. Originally counts,
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