Turrino

Turrino, is a city in the Istalian region of Padagna.

Ancient History
The city rises on the shores of the Risodor River and its origins date back to the time of the Kingdom of Qolshamih which here built a fortress to defend the main fords on the river, in the middle of the Feiran Plains which prompted the development of a market and then a veritable city. The city then was conquered by Ayyadans when the Kingdom of Qolshamih fell but unlike many other cities and territories, the city in the site of Turrino was conquered by the warlord Tula the Elder. His family was among the few ones to survive through the centuries becoming an important noble dynasty.

Under the Augustan Empire the Tuli Family put itself at the service of the new overlords of the peninsula maintaining its influence on the nowday Padagna controlling many fiefs. When the Augustan retired Tulino, as the city was known after Tula the Elder, established a Kingdom in the modernday Padagna, one of the Four Kingdoms which rose in Istalia before the Ahmadi Caliphate.

Modern and Contemporary History
However, despite the economic prosperity, the Kingdom was plagued by the invasions and raids from northern peoples and by the wars with the other Kingdoms. FInally Tulino fell under the dominion of the Kingdom of Fidelia around 17th century. The coming in Istalia of the Quanzars however finished with the destruction of Fidelia and also Turino, as the name was changing, fell under the Quanzar dominion.

Since 19th crntury the area developed as an industrial hub and first industries were established here. Turrino then followed the fate of Istalia and created provincial capital at the time of the foundation of the First Istalian Republic. Until today Turrino remained an important industrial center, among the main in Padagna and Istalia.

Government
The local form of government of the city follow the model of the mayor–council government system, with a mayor (Istalian: sindaco) elected by voters, and a unicameral council as the legislative branch (Istalian: Consiglio). To the mayor is given almost total administrative authority and a clear, wide range of political independence, with the power to appoint and dismiss department heads and furthermore he prepares and administers the city budget, although most part of the decisions must be approved by the council.