Atlas of Monferrato

Castelletto d'Orba: sights, history and trails

Alessandria

Elevation: 200 m above sea level
Area: 13.98 km²
Demonym: castellettesi
Patron saint: San Lorenzo

A closer look

Discovering Castelletto d'Orba

Castelletto d'Orba (Castlèt d'Obba in Piedmontese, Castle in Liguria) is an Italian municipality of 1 813 inhabitants^[1] from the province of Alessandria in the Piemonte. Between Novi Ligure And Ovada, is one of the main municipalities in Ovadese, historical and cultural area of Basso Piemonte and the Monferrato, which takes its name from the city of Ovada.

The municipality is located on a hilly area on the right side of the alluvial plain of the river Orba.

Landscape and area

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Climate

Castelletto d'Orba^[4]	Months												Seasons				Year
Castelletto d'Orba^[4]	Gen.	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	♪	Jul	Ago	Set	Oct.	No.	Dec.	Inv	Pride	East	Aut	Year
T. max. average (°C)	6,8	8,7	12,1	15,9	19,7	23,4	26,4	25,8	22,4	17,6	11,8	8,1	7,9	15,9	25,2	17,3	16,6
T. min. average (°C)	0	1,4	4,2	7,5	11,2	14,6	16,9	16,6	13,9	9,8	5,1	1,5	1,0	7,6	16,0	9,6	8,6
Precipitations (mm)	74	78	89	89	86	55	39	69	85	136	122	77	229	264	163	343	999

History of Castelletto d'Orba

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The Probable site of a Roman fortification, in the 11th century there was built a small castle within the defensive network of the Obertenga brand. But they were marquises of Monferrato to build in 1488 the current castle by equipping it with an accommodation.

Feudo dei Doria, dei Trotti, degli Spinola, e poi degli Adorno, until the suppression of the fiefdom by the French republicans. With the Congress of Vienna it entered the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Symbols

The coat of arms and gonfalone of Castelletto d'Orba were granted by decree of the President of the Republic of 22 July 1991.^[5]

"Semi-thundered departure: in the first of blue, to the fountain formed by two round basins, supported by mixed stems, gold, the upper pelvis slinging silver water, encasing in the lower basin, bigger and from this on the ground, it fountain backed by the green plain; in the second of silver, to the red cross; in the third of gold, to the hulled band of three rows of silver. Exterior ornaments from Commune.^[6]»

The zampillante fountain symbolizes the characteristic of the territory, rich in mineral water sources, sulphurous and curative. The red cross in the field of silver, symbol of the crusades to which the Castellettesi participated numerous, and the coat of arms of the Adorno, feudal lords and lords of Castelletto for about four centuries.^[7]

The gonfalone is a white drape.

What to see in Castelletto d'Orba

The town is dominated by the imposing castle of Castelletto d'Orba, a quadrangular building dating back to the 14th century, with numerous Gothic elements, including the columns and arches...Explore this chapter

Interesting is the church of Sant'lnnocenzo near the municipal cemetery, which still today preserves its Romanesque configuration and has a beautiful interior decorated with frescoes (1300-1400).

The Buzzi Tower was built in late Gothic style, at the beginning of the 20th century, where some historians speculate that the first castle of Obertenga origin was located.

Society

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Demographic evolution

Inhabitants registered^[8]

Culture

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Events

14-16 March: Review of the wines and flavors of the Alto Monferrato.
21-22 June: Rediscovering art and wine.
12-13 July: Party in the park.
July 19-20: Party in the park.
29-31 August: Country festival.
4-5 October: Earth and wine.

Media

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Television

Born in 1976 in Castelletto d'Orba in Via Lavagello the regional television broadcaster Telecity Piemonte, initially named TeleRadioCity, which also has a seat in Alessandria, in which the journalistic editorial office is located. The production center in Castelletto, still active, was also the administrative headquarters of the national syndication 7 Gold until the end of 2023, as well as the headquarters of the Telestar Piemonte and Italia 8 Piemonte networks, born in the second half of the eighties and closed in 2022. Telecity, which over the years has broadcast the programs of the aforementioned 7 Gold and before that of Italia 7, it is also admissible in Lombardy (where the production center and registered office in Assago are located), Liguria and Valle d'Aosta^[9].

Radio

Born in 1976 in Castelletto d'Orba in Via Lavagello the radio station Radiocity - Only great successes, founded by entrepreneur Giorgio Tacchino^[10], who would shortly thereafter create Telecity and, later, also create Radiocity - Solo musica italiana in 1990.

Economy

The territory is mainly devoted to agriculture, and especially to the cultivation of vines. Here are produced DOC wines typical of Alto Monferrato .Explore this chapter

The territory is mainly devoted to agriculture, and especially to the cultivation of vines. Here are produced DOC wines typical of Alto Monferrato.

Castelletto is rich in sulphurous medicamentose waters, discovered and valued in the '700 by a doctor, Gian Battista Barberis, and by a pharmacist, Giulio Bava. This particularity also makes it an ideal tourist destination.

Among the healing springs: Lavagello, Cannone, Sovereign, Molino Albedosa, Feja, in which there was a bottling company nearby.

Infrastructure and transport

Castelletto d'Orba is currently served by car racing 62 - Alessandria - Predosa - Ovada exercises by ARFEA .Explore this chapter

Castelletto d'Orba is currently served by car racing 62 - Alessandria - Predosa - Ovada exercises by ARFEA.

In the past, the town housed a station from the Novi Ligure - Ovada tramway, whose races ceased in 1953.

Administration

TimelineExplore this chapter

Below is a table relating to the administrations that have succeeded one another in this municipality.

Period		First citizen	Match	Load	Notes
June 12, 1985	May 19, 1990	Giuseppe Musso	Christian Democracy	Mayor	^[11]
May 19, 1990	April 24, 1995	Lorenzo Repetto	Christian Democracy	Mayor	^[11]
April 24, 1995	June 14, 1999	Lorenzo Repetto	People's Party	Mayor	^[11]
June 14, 1999	June 14, 2004	Lorenzo Repetto	People's Party	Mayor	^[11]
June 14, 2004	June 8, 2009	Federico Fornaro	Left Democrats	Mayor	^[11]
June 8, 2009	May 26, 2014	Federico Fornaro	Democratic Party	Mayor	^[11]
May 26, 2014	May 27, 2019	Mario Fish	civic list Together for Castelletto	Mayor	^[11]
May 27, 2019	June 9, 2024	Mario Fish	civic list Together for Castelletto	Mayor	^[11]
June 9, 2024	December 4, 2025	Mario Fish	list of cities in USA X Castelletto d'Orba	Mayor	^[11]
December 4, 2025	May 25, 2026	Eugenio Licata	-	Prefectious Commissioner	^[11]
May 25, 2026	in office	Marco Lanza	List of Civics Castelletto d'Orba Rinasce	Mayor	^[11]