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Tortona

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Tortona (; , ; ) is a comune of Piemonte, in the Province of Alessandria, Italy. Tortona is sited on the right bank of the Scrivia between the plain of Marengo and the foothills of the Ligurian Apennines. Its frazione of Vho is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

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Tortona is a town in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, located in the Province of Alessandria along the Scrivia river between a plains area and the Apennine foothills. It is notable for having a frazione (subdivision) called Vho that is recognized as one of Italy's most beautiful villages.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name
Tortona
Italian comune.image_skyline
Portici di via Emilia, Tortona, Piemonte.jpg
Italian comune.image_shield
Coat of arms of Tortona.svg
Italian comune.region
Piedmont
Italian comune.province
Alessandria (AL)
Italian comune.frazioni
Torre Garofoli, Rivalta Scrivia, Vho, Mombisaggio, Castellar Ponzano, Bettole di Tortona, Torre Calderai
Italian comune.mayor
Federico Chiodi
Italian comune.area_total_km2
99.66
Italian comune.population_total
26713
Italian comune.population_as_of
1 January 2021
Italian comune.population_demonym
Tortonesi
Italian comune.elevation_m
122
Italian comune.istat
006174
Italian comune.saint
St. Marcian of Tortona
Italian comune.day
6 March
Italian comune.postal_code
15057
Italian comune.area_code
0131

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Official website

Home page | Comune di Tortona

Comune di Tortona: servizi online, novità, bandi, trasparenza, contatti e informazioni utili per cittadini e imprese

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
comune of Italy
Official name
Tortona
Country
Italy
Located in
Province of Alessandria
Population
26432
Area
98.87
Elevation
122
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Pontecurone
Official website
www.comune.tortona.al.it
Image
Portici di via Emilia, Tortona, Piemonte.jpg
Dialing code
0131
Licence plate code
AL
Patron saint
Marcian of Tortona
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member of
The most beautiful villages in Italy
category of associated people
Category:People from Tortona
Commons gallery
Tortona
P8168
Gene Reynolds
Commons category
Tortona
postal code
15057
topic's main category
Category:Tortona
twinned administrative body
Sanremo
category for people born here
Category:Births in Tortona
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Tortona
native label
Tortona
described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Colli Tortonesi
  • Main sights
  • People
  • Twin towns
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources

Tortona (; , ; ) is a comune of Piemonte, in the Province of Alessandria, Italy. Tortona is sited on the right bank of the Scrivia between the plain of Marengo and the foothills of the Ligurian Apennines. Its frazione of Vho is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

==History== thumb|left|Tortona Cathedral (postcard from c. 1890) thumb|right|Piazza Duomo, with the cathedral and on the right the bishops' palace

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