Orco
The Orco is an Italian river. It originates in the Piedmontese slopes of Gran Paradiso and after about 90 kilometres reaches the Po river near Chivasso, in the Metropolitan City of Turin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: F Ceragioli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: torrent stream
- Also known as: “Orco River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brandizzo railway station and Chivasso railway station.
Brandizzo railway station
Railway station
Photo: F Ceragioli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brandizzo railway station serves the town and comune of Brandizzo, in the Piedmont region, of northwestern Italy.
Chivasso railway station
Railway station
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Chivasso railway station serves the town and comune of Chivasso, in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Opened in 1856, it forms part of the Turin–Milan railway, and is also a junction for three other lines, to Aosta, Asti and Alessandria. Chivasso railway station is situated 3½ km northeast of Orco.
Bric del Vaj
Peak
Photo: Diego.balducci, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bric del Vaj is a peak, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Orco.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brandizzo and Chivasso.
Brandizzo
Village
Photo: F Ceragioli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brandizzo is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 15 kilometres northeast of Turin. Brandizzo borders the following municipalities: Chivasso, Volpiano, Settimo Torinese, and San Raffaele Cimena. Brandizzo railway station connects the town to Turin city centre. Brandizzo is situated 2½ km northwest of Orco.
Chivasso
Town
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Chivasso is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin, in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 20 kilometres northeast of Turin. Chivasso has a population of about 27,000. Chivasso is situated 3 km northeast of Orco.
Bussolino
Hamlet
Photo: F Ceragioli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bussolino is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km south of Orco.
Orco
- Categories: creek and body of water
- Location: Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Venetian—“Orco” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Орко”
- Catalan: “Orco”
- Catalan: “Orgus”
- Cebuano: “Torrente Orco”
- Chinese: “奧爾科河”
- Dutch: “Orco”
- Estonian: “Orco”
- French: “Orco”
- German: “Orco”
- Greek: “Όργος”
- Italian: “Orco”
- Latin: “Orcus”
- Latin: “Orgus flumen”
- Latin: “Orgus”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Orco”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eva d’òr”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Orco”
- Norwegian: “Orco”
- Piemontese: “Eva d’Òr”
- Portuguese: “Orco”
- Portuguese: “Rio Orco”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Orco”
- Slovenian: “Orco”
- Spanish: “Orco”
- Spanish: “Río Orco”
- Venetian: “Orco”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ritana and Cimena.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Giaccona and Malone.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Orco”. Photo: F Ceragioli, CC BY-SA 3.0.