Riva Valdobbia
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Riva Valdobbia Riifu, La Riva |
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| Comune di Riva Valdobbia | ||
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 Riva Valdobbia
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| Coordinates: 45°49′58.6″N 7°57′13.5″E / 45.832944°N 7.953750°ECoordinates: 45°49′58.6″N 7°57′13.5″E / 45.832944°N 7.953750°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Piedmont | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Vercelli (VC) | |
| Frazioni | Buzzo, Boccorio, Isolello, Vogna di Là, Gabbio, Balma, Piana Fuseria, Miniere and the alpine hamlets in Val Vogna: Vogna Sotto, Cà di Janzo, Cà Piacentino, Cà Morca, Cà Verno), Sant'Antonio, Selveglio, Oro, Cà Vescovo, Rabernardo, Cambiaveto, Piane, Peccia, La Montata, Larecchio | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Massimo Gabbio | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 62.2 km2 (24.0 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,112 m (3,648 ft) | |
| Population (31 December 2010) | ||
| • Total | 250 | |
| • Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Rivesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 13020 | |
| Dialing code | 0163 | |
| Patron saint | Saint Michael the Archangel | |
| Saint day | september 29 (Fair usually moved to nearest sunday) | |
| Website | www.comune.rivavaldobbia.vc.it | |
Riva Valdobbia (Walser German: Riifu, Piedmontese: La Riva) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Turin and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Vercelli.
Riva Valdobbia borders the following municipalities: Alagna Valsesia, Campertogno, Mollia, Rassa, Rima San Giuseppe in Piedmont; Gressoney-La-Trinité and Gressoney-Saint-Jean across the west border to Val d'Aosta.
The municipality is near the end of the Valsesia, the main Sesia Valley. It is a touristic place with a cross-country ski ring and an ice car track during the winter.
It is known to be the only town where the south-east side of the Monte Rosa. Mollia, the town downriver, is behind a bend of the valley, and a secondary line of lower hills totally obscures the main peaks just few meters before the Riva Valdobbia–Alagna Valsesia municipality border.
West of Riva Valdobbia town, opens the Val Vogna, a side valley just in part served by paved road, on the old so-called Antica via d'Aosta "ancient Aosta Track", that united Riva Valdobbia with Gressoney-Saint-Jean through the colle di Valdobbia, the Valdobbia Pass.
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