Alessandria
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 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 Airfield
Aerodrome
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Alessandria Airfield is an aerodrome.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spinetta Marengo and Casalbagliano.
Spinetta Marengo
Village
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Spinetta Marengo is a town in Piedmont, Italy located within the municipal boundaries of the comune of Alessandria. The population is 6,417. On 14 June 1800 the village was the scene of an important battle between the French army commanded by Napoleon and an Austrian army led by Melas. Spinetta Marengo is situated 6 km southeast of Alessandria.
Casalbagliano
Hamlet
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Casalbagliano is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Alessandria.
Alessandria
- Type: Locality with 93,600 residents
- Also known as: “006003”
- Location: Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.9125° or 44° 54′ 45″ northLongitude
8.619° or 8° 37′ 8″ eastPopulation
93,600Elevation
101 metres (331 feet)Open location code
8FPCWJ69+XHGeoNames ID
6541464
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Alessandria” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ألساندريا”
- Bulgarian: “Алесандрия”
- Chinese: “亚历山德里亚”
- French: “Alexandrie”
- Greek: “Αλεσσάντρια”
- Hebrew: “אלסנדריה”
- Italian: “Alessandria”
- Italian: “Comune di Alessandria”
- Japanese: “アレッサンドリア”
- Korean: “알레산드리아”
- Latin: “Alexandria Statiellorum”
- Lithuanian: “Alesandrija”
- Lombard: “Lissandria”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Alexàndria”
- Persian: “آلساندریا”
- Piemontese: “Lissandria”
- Portuguese: “Alexandria”
- Russian: “Алессандрия”
- Serbian: “Алесандрија”
- Sicilian: “Alissandria”
- Ukrainian: “Алессандрія”
- Western Panjabi: “الیسانڈریا”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piazza Giovanni XXIII, and Teatro delle Scienze e Planetario.
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