Borghetto di Borbera is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Alessandria
The Province of Alessandria ( it, Provincia di Alessandria; pms, Provincia ëd Lissandria; in Piedmontese of Alessandria: ''Provinsa ëd Lissändria'') is an Italian province, with a population of some 425,000, which forms the southeastern part o ...
in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
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, located about southeast of
Turin
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and about southeast of
Alessandria.
Borghetto di Borbera borders the following municipalities:
Cantalupo Ligure
Cantalupo Ligure is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria.
Cantalupo Ligure borders the following municipalities: Albera Li ...
,
Dernice,
Garbagna,
Grondona,
Roccaforte Ligure
Roccaforte Ligure is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria, between the Val Sisola and the Valle Spinti.
Roccaforte Ligure ...
,
Sardigliano,
Stazzano
Stazzano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,168 and an area of .All d ...
, and
Vignole Borbera
Vignole Borbera ( lij, Ei Vgnêue; Genoese: ''Vigneue'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004 ...
.
Main sights
In the town are the remainders of an old medieval castle, including a tower and a gate. The castle collapsed long time ago into the close by river bed due to water erosion and landslides. In the nearby village Torre Ratti is a well preserved castle from the 11th Century, which was enlarged and restored several times in the following centuries.
The new townhall was built in early 20th century as one of the first reinforced concrete buildings in Italy.
Twin towns — sister cities
Borghetto di Borbera is
twinned with:
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Loreggia
Loreggia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about northeast of Padua.
Loreggia borders the following municipalities: Camposampiero, Castelfranco Veneto, Pio ...
, Italy, since 2001
References
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Cities and towns in Piedmont
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