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See also:TORTONA (anc. Dertona) , a See also:town and episcopal see of See also:Piedmont, See also:Italy, in the See also:province of See also:Alessandria, from which it is 14 M. E. by See also:rail, on the right See also:bank of the Scrivia, at the See also:northern See also:foot of the See also:Apennines, 394 ft. above See also:sea-level. Pop. (19or), 11,308 (town); 17,419 (See also:commune). Tortona is on the See also:main See also:line from See also:Milan to See also:Genoa; from it a main line runs to Alessandria, a See also:branch to Castelnuovo Scrivia, and a See also:steam See also:tramway to See also:Sale. Its fortifications were destroyed by the See also:French after See also:Marengo (1799); the ramparts are now turned into shady
promenades. The See also:cathedral, erected by See also: In the See also:middle ages Tortona was zealously attached to the Guelphs, on which See also:account it was twice laid See also:waste by See also:Frederick See also:Barbarossa, in 1155 and 1163. (T. Additional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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