Pombia

Pombia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Novara. The commune is known for its Safari Park, established in 1976.

Pombia
Comune
Comune di Pombia
View of the Comune
Coat of arms
Location of Pombia
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Coordinates: 45°39′N 8°38′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Novara (NO)
Government
• Mayor	Nicola Arlunno
Area [1]
• Total	12.0 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	1,834
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	28050
Dialing code	0321

History

It has Roman origins when it was called Flavia Plumbia. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the Lombardic conquest of northern Italy, it was the seat of a county, later, after Charlemagne's conquest, ruled by Frank feudataries.