Orsara Bormida
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Orsara Bormida is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Alessandria
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 80 km southeast of Turin
and about 25 km south of Alessandria
, on the right bank of river Bormida.
Orsara Bormida borders the following municipalities: Montaldo Bormida
, Morsasco
, Rivalta Bormida
, Strevi
, and Trisobbio
. It lies in a territory which was occupied by a forest; only from the 13th century agriculture took possession of the area. It was a fief of the Malaspina family until 1530. Is is home to a castle, built in the 11th century.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Alessandria
Province of Alessandria
The Province of Alessandria is an Italian province, with a population of some 430,000, which forms the southeastern part of the region of Piedmont. The provincial capital is the city of Alessandria....
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
, located about 80 km southeast of Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
and about 25 km south of Alessandria
Alessandria
-Monuments:* The Citadel * The church of Santa Maria di Castello * The church of Santa Maria del Carmine * Palazzo Ghilini * Università del Piemonte Orientale-Museums:* The Marengo Battle Museum...
, on the right bank of river Bormida.
Orsara Bormida borders the following municipalities: Montaldo Bormida
Montaldo Bormida
Montaldo Bormida is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southeast of Turin and about 25 km south of Alessandria....
, Morsasco
Morsasco
Morsasco is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southeast of Turin and about 30 km south of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 683 and an area of 10.2 km².Morsasco borders the following municipalities:...
, Rivalta Bormida
Rivalta Bormida
Rivalta Bormida is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southeast of Turin and about 25 km south of Alessandria....
, Strevi
Strevi
Strevi is a comune and small town in the province of Alessandria, Italy, located immediately north-east of Acqui Terme. It is one of the principle winemaking communes of the Italian DOCG wine Brachetto d'Acqui....
, and Trisobbio
Trisobbio
Trisobbio is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km southeast of Turin and about 30 km south of Alessandria...
. It lies in a territory which was occupied by a forest; only from the 13th century agriculture took possession of the area. It was a fief of the Malaspina family until 1530. Is is home to a castle, built in the 11th century.