Nibbiola is a comune

Comune

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(municipality) in the Province of Novara

Province of Novara

Novara is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Novara.It has an area of 1,339 km², and a total population of 365.156 . There are 88 communes in the province.-External links:*...

 in the Italian

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 region Piedmont

Piedmont

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, located about 80 km northeast of Turin

Turin

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 and about 10 km southeast of Novara

Novara

Novara is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With c. 105,000 inhabitants, it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is an important crossroads for commercial traffic along the routes from Milan to Turin...

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Nibbiola borders the following municipalities: Garbagna Novarese

Garbagna Novarese

Garbagna Novarese is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 7 km southeast of Novara. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,023 and an area of 10.1 km².Garbagna Novarese borders the following...

, Granozzo con Monticello

Granozzo con Monticello

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, Novara

Novara

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, Terdobbiate

Terdobbiate

Terdobbiate is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km northeast of Turin and about 10 km southeast of Novara...

, and Vespolate

Vespolate

Vespolate is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 12 km southeast of Novara...

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History

The area of Nibbiola was inhabited in ancient times, as attested by archaeological findings (necropolis). it is mentioned however only in 902 AD.

Main sights

• The Castle, erected in 1198 by the commune's consuls, the Graciano of San Vittore. It was renovate in the 15th century. Built in brickwork, it has in the entrance side two corner towers and a central one, with a still-working draw-bridge. In the central court a Giardinone ("Big Garden") was added when the castle became a residence.
• Church of San Vittore is modern, on the site of an edifice of the 11th century destroyed in the early 19th century.
• Church of Santa Maria (16th century), located outside the town.