Oropa

Oropa is a frazione of the municipality of Biella, in Piedmont, northern Italy.^[1][2] It is famous for the Black Virgin of Oropa statue, which is located in the Sanctuary of Oropa, the basilica of the Sacro Monte di Oropa, one of the Sacri Monti. It is an important destination for local tourism and pilgrimage.

Oropa
Frazione
Oropa Location of Oropa in Italy
Coordinates: 45°37′41″N 7°58′42″E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Biella (BI)
Comune	biella
Elevation	1,198 m (3,930 ft)
Population
• Total	9
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Dialing code	(+39) 015

In 1874 was established a meteorogical station by Francesco Denza.^[3]

In 1998^[4] was opened the botanical garden.

Monumental cemetery

Monumental cemetery

In the monumental cemetery are buried Riccardo Gualino, Quintino Sella and Vittorio Sella.^[5]

Giro d'Italia

Oropa has been the finish line of a stage of the Giro d'Italia seven times.

Year	Stage	Date	Track	km	Winner	Leader general classification
1963	11ª	29 May	Asti > Santuario di Oropa	130	Vito Taccone	Diego Ronchini
1993	20ª	11 June	Torino > Santuario di Oropa	162	Massimo Ghirotto	Miguel Indurain
1999	15ª	30 May	Racconigi > Santuario di Oropa	160	Marco Pantani	Marco Pantani
2007	13ª	25 May	Biella > Santuario di Oropa (cron. individuale)	12,6	Marzio Bruseghin	Danilo Di Luca
2014	14ª	24 May	Agliè > Oropa	184	Enrico Battaglin	Rigoberto Urán
2017	14ª	20 May	Castellania > Oropa	131	Tom Dumoulin	Tom Dumoulin
2024	2ª	5 May	San Francesco al Campo > Oropa	161	Tadej Pogačar	Tadej Pogačar

Climate

Climate data for Oropa, elevation 1,222 m (4,009 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.8 (40.6)	5.3 (41.5)	8.1 (46.6)	10.8 (51.4)	15.1 (59.2)	19.3 (66.7)	21.9 (71.4)	21.2 (70.2)	16.6 (61.9)	11.8 (53.2)	8.0 (46.4)	5.1 (41.2)	12.3 (54.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	1.4 (34.5)	1.6 (34.9)	4.3 (39.7)	7.1 (44.8)	11.3 (52.3)	15.2 (59.4)	17.5 (63.5)	17.2 (63.0)	13.0 (55.4)	8.7 (47.7)	5.0 (41.0)	1.9 (35.4)	8.7 (47.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.1 (28.2)	−2.1 (28.2)	0.5 (32.9)	3.4 (38.1)	7.5 (45.5)	11.1 (52.0)	13.2 (55.8)	13.1 (55.6)	9.4 (48.9)	5.6 (42.1)	2.0 (35.6)	−1.3 (29.7)	5.0 (41.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	55.0 (2.17)	53.9 (2.12)	91.8 (3.61)	219.4 (8.64)	263.8 (10.39)	191.0 (7.52)	129.9 (5.11)	146.5 (5.77)	210.3 (8.28)	214.6 (8.45)	228.3 (8.99)	68.7 (2.70)	1,873.2 (73.75)
Source: Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale[6]

See also

• Cane di Oropa
• Pezzata Rossa d'Oropa