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Frabosa Soprana
Frabosa Soprana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo. Frabosa Soprana borders the following municipalities: Frabosa Sottana, Magliano Alpi, Monastero di Vasco, Montaldo di Mondovì, Ormea, and Roburent. The economy is based on winter tourism: it is connected through a chair lift to the Prato Nevoso ski resort. Sights include the Caves of Bossea, a 2 km length karstic Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ... grottoes discovered in the 19th century, and the Monte Fantino. References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Cuneo-geo-stub ...
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Piedmont
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Monastero Di Vasco
Monastero di Vasco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about east of Cuneo. Monastero di Vasco borders the following municipalities: Frabosa Soprana, Frabosa Sottana, Mondovì, Montaldo di Mondovì, Vicoforte, and Villanova Mondovì Villanova Mondovì is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about east of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,506 and an area of .All demographi .... References External links Official website Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Cuneo-geo-stub ...
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Karst Topography
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant rocks, such as quartzite, given the right conditions. Subterranean drainage may limit surface water, with few to no rivers or lakes. However, in regions where the dissolved bedrock is covered (perhaps by debris) or confined by one or more superimposed non-soluble rock strata, distinctive karst features may occur only at subsurface levels and can be totally missing above ground. The study of ''paleokarst'' (buried karst in the stratigraphic column) is important in petroleum geology because as much as 50% of the world's hydrocarbon reserves are hosted in carbonate rock, and much of this is found in porous karst systems. Etymology The English word ''karst'' was borrowed from German in the late 19th century, which entered German much ear ...
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Prato Nevoso
Prato Nevoso (or Pratonevoso) is a ski and holiday resort in northern Italy. It is located at 1480 m above sea level, in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont, within the municipal boundaries of the ''comune ''of Frabosa Sottana, of which it is a ''frazione'', some four kilometres south of its centre. History Prato Nevoso's history as a resort dates back to the early 1960s, when a group of Ligurian entrepreneurs decided to create a resort easily accessible from Genoa and Turin. The fast work of building and the low initial costs of the flats promoted spurred tourism, as well as the presence of the A6 Turin- Savona motorway (enlarged during the 1990s). The fast building did not follow any principle of organic urban program, and buildings were born in the complete architectural anarchy. Giro d'Italia As well as winter sports, the resort is popular with cyclists and has been the finish of three stages of the Giro d'Italia: Tour de France On July 20, 2008, the town served as ...
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Chair Lift
An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs. They are the primary onhill transport at most ski areas (in such cases referred to as 'ski lifts'), but are also found at amusement parks, various tourist attractions, and increasingly in urban transport. Depending on carrier size and loading efficiency, a passenger ropeway can move up to 4000 people per hour, and the fastest lifts achieve operating speeds of up to or . The two-person double chair, which for many years was the workhorse of the ski industry, can move roughly 1200 people per hour at rope speeds of up to . The four person detachable chairlift ("high-speed quad") can transport 2400 people per hour with an average rope speed of . Some bi and tri cable elevated ropeways and reversible tramways achieve much greater operating speeds ...
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Roburent
Roburent () is a ''comune'' (commune or municipality) of the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont. It is located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo. its population was 552. The ''comune'' extends over a largely wooded area of ranging in elevation from above sea level and straddling the Corsaglia and Casotto valleys. It borders the municipalities of Frabosa Soprana, Garessio, Montaldo di Mondovì, Ormea, Pamparato Pamparato is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo. Pamparato borders the following municipalities: Garessio, Monasterolo Casotto, Roburent ..., and Torre Mondovì. Population centres and trends There are two main centres of population within the municipal boundaries. Roburent itself, which stands at above sea level, is the '' capoluogo'' and site of the municipal administration; it had 183 inhabitants at the time of the 200 ...
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Ormea
Ormea is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo. Ormea borders the following municipalities: Alto, Armo, Briga Alta, Caprauna, Cosio di Arroscia, Frabosa Soprana, Garessio, Magliano Alpi, Nasino, Pornassio, Roburent, and Roccaforte Mondovì Roccaforte Mondovì ( Vivaro-Alpine: ''Ròcafuòrt'', ''Ròcafòrt'', or ''Rocafòrt'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo. Roccafort .... See also * Monte Armetta * Monte della Guardia References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Cuneo-geo-stub ...
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Montaldo Di Mondovì
Montaldo di Mondovì is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo. Montaldo di Mondovì borders the following municipalities: Frabosa Soprana, Monastero di Vasco, Roburent, Torre Mondovì, and Vicoforte Vicoforte is a ''comune'' in the Province of Cuneo in Italy. It is located in Val Corsaglia at above sea level, east of Cuneo and from Mondovì. It is known mainly for the Santuario di Vicoforte, built between 1596 and 1733 to honour the Virgin .... References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Cuneo-geo-stub ...
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Magliano Alpi
Magliano Alpi ( pms, Majan) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,145 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Magliano Alpi borders the following municipalities: Bene Vagienna, Carrù, Frabosa Soprana, Frabosa Sottana, Mondovì, Ormea, Rocca de' Baldi, Roccaforte Mondovì, Sant'Albano Stura, and Trinità Trinità is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Trinità borders the following municipalities: Bene Vagienna, Fossano, Magliano Alpi, a .... Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom: ...
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Province Of Cuneo
Cuneo (Italian), or Coni (Piedmontese), is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. To the west it borders on the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ( departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes). To the north it borders with the Metropolitan City of Turin. To the east it borders with the province of Asti. To the south it borders with the Ligurian provinces of Savona and Imperia. It is also known as ''La Provincia Granda'', Piedmontese for "The Big Province", because it is the fourth-largest province in Italy (following the provinces of Sassari, South Tyrol and Foggia) and the largest one in Piedmont. Briga Marittima and Tenda were part of this province before cession to France in 1947. Administration Its capital is the city of Cuneo. Of the 250 comuni in the province, the largest by population are: Economy Companies active in the province include: * Michelis in Mondovì * Miroglio in Alba * Ferrero SpA i ...
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Frabosa Sottana
Frabosa Sottana is a ' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo. The economy is based on winter tourism, based on the nearby ski resort of Prato Nevoso. Frabosa Sottana borders the following municipalities: Frabosa Soprana, Magliano Alpi, Monastero di Vasco, Roccaforte Mondovì, and Villanova Mondovì Villanova Mondovì is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about east of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,506 and an area of .All demographi .... References {{Cuneo-geo-stub ...
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Cuneo
Cuneo (; pms, Coni ; oc, Coni/Couni ; french: Coni ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the fourth largest of Italy’s provinces by area. It is located at 550 metres (1,804 ft) in the south-west of Piedmont, at the confluence of the rivers Stura and Gesso. Cuneo is bounded by the municipalities of Beinette, Borgo San Dalmazzo, Boves, Busca, Caraglio, Castelletto Stura, Centallo, Cervasca, Morozzo, Peveragno, Tarantasca and Vignolo. It is located near six mountain passes: * Colle della Maddalena at * Colle di Tenda at – Tunnel of Tenda at , long * Colle del Melogno at *Colle San Bernardo at * Colle di Nava at *Colle di Cadibona at . History Cuneo was founded in 1198 by the local population, who declared it an independent commune, freeing themselves from the authority of the bishops of Asti and the marquisses of Montferrat and Saluzzo. In 1210, the latter occupied it, and in 1231 the '' ...
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