Orba
The Orba is a torrent of northern Italy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Italy
- Also known as: “Orba River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alessandria railway station and Alessandria Cathedral.
Alessandria railway station
Railway station
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Alessandria railway station serves the city and comune of Alessandria, in the Piedmont region, northwestern Italy. Opened in 1850, it forms part of the Turin–Genoa railway, and is also a junction for six other lines, to Chivasso, Piacenza, Novara, Pavia, Cavallermaggiore, Ovada and San Giuseppe di Cairo. Alessandria railway station is situated 3 km north of Orba.
Alessandria Cathedral
Church
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Alessandria Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy, dedicated to Saints Peter and Mark. It is the seat of the Bishop of Alessandria. Alessandria Cathedral is situated 3 km north of Orba.
Convent Complex of Saint Francis
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Convent Complex of Saint Francis is situated 3 km north of Orba.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alessandria and Casalbagliano.
Alessandria
Photo: Giusy1991, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alessandria is the largest city and the capital of the province of Alessandria in Piedmont. It's famous as the birthplace of the Italian medievalist writer Umberto Eco.
Casalbagliano
Hamlet
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Casalbagliano is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Orba.
Cantalupo
Hamlet
Photo: F Ceragioli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cantalupo is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Orba.
Orba
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Orba” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Orba”
- Cebuano: “Torrente Orba”
- Chinese: “奧爾巴河”
- Dutch: “Orba”
- Estonian: “Orba jõgi”
- French: “Orba”
- Irish: “Orba”
- Italian: “Orba”
- Japanese: “オルバ川”
- Latin: “Urba (flumen)”
- Latin: “Urba”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Orba”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Orba”
- Norwegian: “Orba”
- Persian: “اوربا (رودخانه)”
- Persian: “اوربا”
- Piemontese: “Òrba”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Orba”
- Spanish: “Orba”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Zona Artigianale ‘D3’ and Cascina Cascinetta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Forte Acqui and Forte della Ferrovia.
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