Piedmont [province] - Piedmont

Japanese: ピエモンテ[州] - ピエモンテ

A region in northwest Italy. Its capital is Turin. It is surrounded by the Alps to the north and west, and the Apennines to the south, with the plains of the Po River basin to the east. There are ancient mountain passes in the Alps, and historically this region has had close ties with France and inland Europe. It is a developed region with a high income level, but agriculture is diverse, ranging from small-scale wheat and livestock farming in the depopulated mountainous areas to large-scale rice farming, fruit trees, and vegetable cultivation in the plains of the Po River basin. In the 19th century, the textile industry was established in the northern hills, backed by abundant hydroelectric power. Machinery, metals, and automobile industries and related sectors account for about half of the region's industrial production, and are concentrated in the Province of Turin. In recent years, advanced technology industries such as aircraft and electronics have also developed. Ivrea and Turin had already been colonized in Roman times, but they were ruled by the Franks, and in the 11th century the House of Savoy, which ruled the current Savoy region of France, advanced into the region, gradually expanding their domain. From the 16th century onwards, the family made Turin their capital, and in 1718 they acquired Sardinia, forming the Kingdom of Sardinia. In the second half of the 19th century, under Prime Minister Cavour, modernisation was undertaken, and the Italian Unification (Risorgimento) movement was promoted, resulting in the establishment of the Kingdom of Italy. At the time of unification, the Savoy region, the birthplace of the royal family, was ceded to France. Area: 25,399 ^km2 , population: 4,363,916 (2011).

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Japanese:

イタリア北西部の州。州都トリノ。北，西をアルプス山脈，南をアペニン山脈に囲まれ，東にポー川流域の平野が開ける。アルプスの山々には古くからの峠道が開け，歴史的にもこの地方とフランス，内陸ヨーロッパとの関係は密接。所得水準の高い先進地域であるが，農業は過疎の進んでいる山岳部の零細な小麦，牧畜から，ポー川流域の平野部での大経営による米作や，果樹，野菜などの栽培まで多彩である。工業は19世紀に北部丘陵地域で豊富な水力発電を背景に繊維工業が起こった。機械金属および自動車工業とその関連部門が州の工業生産の約半分を占め，トリノ県に集中している。近年，航空機，電子工業などの先端技術産業の発展も見られる。ローマ時代すでにイブレアやトリノに植民が行われていたが，フランク族の支配を受け，11世紀に現在のフランスのサボア地方を支配していたサボイア家が進出し，徐々に同家の支配域が拡大した。16世紀以降同家はトリノを首都とし，1718年にはサルデーニャを領有して，サルデーニャ王国となった。19世紀後半，首相カブールのもとで近代化が図られ，イタリア統一（リソルジメント）運動が進められた結果，イタリア王国が成立。統一時に王家発祥の地であるサボア地方をフランスに割譲。面積２万5399km²，436万3916人（2011）。

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