Orbe River
The Orbe is a river of the Rhine basin. It starts in France and flows to Switzerland where it forms the river Thielle at its confluence with the river Talent. Not to be mistaken with the Orbe, which is a tributary of the Arrats.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river
- Also known as: “L’Orbe”, “Orbe”, “Orbe (rivier in Zwitserland)”, “Orbe Riviére”, “rio Orbe”, and “río Orbe”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Musée d’Orbe and Orbe Castle.
Orbe Castle
Castle
Orbe railway station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orbe and Agiez.
Agiez
Village
Orbe River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.72242° or 46° 43′ 21″ north
Longitude
6.53562° or 6° 32′ 8″ east
Elevation
444 metres (1,457 feet)
Open location code
8FR8PGCP+X6
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In Other Languages
From Arpitan to Venetian—“Orbe River” goes by many names.
- Arpitan: “Orba”
- Asturian: “Ríu Orbe”
- Catalan: “Orbe”
- Catalan: “Riu Orbe”
- Cebuano: “Orbe”
- Chinese: “奥尔布河”
- Chinese: “奧爾布河”
- Dutch: “Orbe”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اورب”
- Esperanto: “Orbe”
- French: “Orbe”
- German: “Orbe”
- Irish: “Orbe”
- Italian: “Orbe”
- Japanese: “オルブ川”
- Lithuanian: “Orbas”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Orbe-elva”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Orbe”
- Russian: “Орб”
- Slovenian: “Orbe”
- Spanish: “Orbe”
- Spanish: “Río Orbe”
- Swedish: “Orbe”
- Swiss German: “Orb”
- Swiss German: “Orbe”
- Ukrainian: “Орб (притока Ар’є)”
- Ukrainian: “Орб”
- Venetian: “Fiume Orbe”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Orbe and Le Pâquier.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: eHnv - Hôpital Orbe and Pré Cordey.
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