Borghetto di Borbera

Comune

Comune di Borghetto di Borbera

Coat of arms

Borghetto di Borbera

Location of Borghetto di Borbera in Italy

Coordinates: 44°44′N 8°57′E / 44.733°N 8.950°ECoordinates: 44°44′N 8°57′E / 44.733°N 8.950°E

Country

Italy

Region

Piedmont

Province / Metropolitan city

Province of Alessandria (AL)

Frazioni

Cerreto Ratti, Castel Ratti, Molo Borbera, Monteggio, Persi, Sorli

Area

• Total

39.6 km² (15.3 sq mi)

Elevation

295 m (968 ft)

Population (Dec. 2004)

• Total

1,993

• Density

50/km² (130/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

Borghettesi

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

15060

Dialing code

0143

Borghetto di Borbera is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) southeast of Turin and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 1,966 and an area of 39.6 square kilometres (15.3 sq mi).

The municipality of Borghetto di Borbera contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Cerreto Ratti, Castel Ratti, Molo Borbera, Monteggio, Persi, and Sorli.

Borghetto di Borbera borders the following municipalities: Cantalupo Ligure, Dernice, Garbagna, Grondona, Roccaforte Ligure, Sardigliano, Stazzano, and Vignole Borbera.

In the town you can find the remainders of an old medieval castle, namely 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 you can see a well preserved castle originally founded in the 11th Century, which was enlarged and restored many times in the following centuries. The new townhall was built in early 20th Century as one of the first reinforced concrete buildings in Italy.

The medieval gate

The castle at Torre Ratti

The new townhall

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Borghetto di Borbera - a winter view

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