Oropa

Oropa
Frazione
Oropa Location of Oropa in Italy
Coordinates: 45°37′41″N 7°58′42″E / 45.62806°N 7.97833°E / 45.62806; 7.97833Coordinates: 45°37′41″N 7°58′42″E / 45.62806°N 7.97833°E / 45.62806; 7.97833
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^{[1] [2]} is a frazione of the municipality of Biella, in Piedmont, northern Italy. It is famous for the Black Virgin of Oropa. Her statue 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.

Black Virgin

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

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

Monumental cemetery[]

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

Sports[]

It's a ski resort.

Cycling[]

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
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

See also[]

• Cane di Oropa
• Pezzata Rossa d'Oropa

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Oropa at Wikimedia Commons

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