Borghetto di Borbera

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.

Borghetto di Borbera
Comune
Comune di Borghetto di Borbera
Scenic view of the old town.
Coat of arms
Location of Borghetto di Borbera
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Coordinates: 44°44′N 8°57′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Alessandria (AL)
Frazioni	Cerreto Ratti, Castel Ratti, Molo Borbera, Monteggio, Persi, Sorli
Government
• Mayor	Domenico Franco Angelo Saporito
Area [1]
• Total	39.6 km2 (15.3 sq mi)
Elevation	295 m (968 ft)
Population  (31 August 2017)[2]
• Total	1,996
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym	Borghettesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	15060
Dialing code	0143
Website	Official website

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

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

The new townhall was built in early 20th century as one of the first reinforced concrete buildings in Italy.

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  The medieval gate
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  The castle at Torre Ratti
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  The new townhall

Twin towns — sister cities

Borghetto di Borbera is twinned with:

• Loreggia, Italy, since 2001