Oropa
Oropa | |
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  Oropa Location of Oropa in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′41″N 7°58′42″E / 45.62806°N 7.97833°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 |
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.
In 1874 was established a meteorogical station by Francesco Denza.[3]
In 1998[4] was opened the botanical garden.
Monumental cemetery[edit]
In the monumental cemetery are buried Riccardo Gualino, Quintino Sella and Vittorio Sella.[5]
Giro d'Italia[edit]
Oropa has been the finish line of a stage of the Giro d'Italia six times.
| Year | Stage | Date | Track | km | Winner | Leader general classification |
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| 1963 | 11ª | 29 May | Asti > Santuario di Oropa | 130 | Vito Taccone |
Diego Ronchini
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| 1993 | 20ª | 11 June | Torino > Santuario di Oropa | 162 | Massimo Ghirotto |
 Miguel Indurain
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| 1999 | 15ª | 30 May | Racconigi > Santuario di Oropa | 160 | Marco Pantani |
Marco Pantani
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| 2007 | 13ª | 25 May | Biella > Santuario di Oropa (cron. individuale) | 12,6 | Marzio Bruseghin |
Danilo Di Luca
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| 2014 | 14ª | 24 May | Agliè > Oropa | 184 | Enrico Battaglin |
 Rigoberto Urán
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| 2017 | 14ª | 20 May | Castellania > Oropa | 131 |  Tom Dumoulin |
Tom Dumoulin
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "OROPA in "Enciclopedia Italiana"". www.treccani.it.
- ^ "Oròpa su Enciclopedia | Sapere.it". www.sapere.it.
- ^ "OSSERVATORIO DI OROPA". www.osservatoriodioropa.it.
- ^ "Giardino Botanico Montano di Oropa - Biella". www.viviparchi.eu.
- ^ "Il cimitero monumentale di Oropa e i suoi artisti".
External links[edit]
Media related to Oropa at Wikimedia Commons
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