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    Alba (Piedmontese: Arba; Latin: Alba Pompeia) is a town and comune of Piedmont, Italy, in the Province of Cuneo. It is one of the main cities in the UNESCO...
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    The Republic of Alba (Italian: Repubblica di Alba) was a revolutionary municipality proclaimed on 26 April 1796, in Alba, Piedmont, when the town was taken...
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  • Look up Alba or alba in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Alba is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. Alba or ALBA may also refer to: Alba (Darkstalkers)...
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    congregation of pontifical right for men founded on 20 August 1914 at Alba, Piedmont in Italy by Giacomo Alberione and officially approved by the Holy See...
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    Ferrero SpA (category Alba, Piedmont)
    the world's most secretive firms". It was founded on 14 May 1946 in Alba, Piedmont, Italy, by Pietro Ferrero, a confectioner and small-time pastry maker...
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    importance as a European capital. The Republic of Alba was created in 1796 as a French client republic in Piedmont. A new client republic, the Piedmontese Republic...
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  • which he developed from the small bakery and café of his father in Alba, Piedmont. His first big success was adding vegetable oil to the traditional gianduja...
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    their hard work ethic. After marrying Piera Cillario, they moved to Alba, Piedmont, eventually settling in Turin. In 1940, Pietro opened a large pastry...
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    Miroglio (category Alba, Piedmont)
    and distribution for sale of ready-to-wear clothing. Incorporated in Alba, Piedmont, Cuneo, Italy, the Group has 30 business operations in 41 countries...
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    Pertinax (category People from Alba, Piedmont)
    Augusta and confirmed in many places by existing inscriptions. He was born in Alba Pompeia in Italy, the son of freedman Helvius Successus. Pertinax through...
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    froth. In some regions of northern Italy, thick hot cocoa is added. In Alba, Piedmont, the home of the Italian chocolate giant Ferrero, Nutella is used. The...
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  • international distribution. The Elena Mirò brand originated in 1985 "within the Alba, Piedmont-based clothing company Vestebene (now Miroglio Fashion)." The brand...
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    located at Vittorio Emanuele #19 in the town of Alba in the province of Cuneo in the region of Piedmont, Italy. The church was designed by the prominent...
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    Oscar Farinetti (category People from Alba, Piedmont)
    born in Alba, Piedmont. His father was insurgent and deputy mayor of Alba Paolo Farinetti. After attending the liceo classico Govone in Alba, he started...
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    the capital of the Piedmont, Alba and Asti are at the heart of the region's wine industry. The winemaking industry of the Piedmont played a significant...
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    Nutella (category Cuisine of Piedmont)
    1970s. Two of the four Ferrero plants in Italy produce Nutella, in Alba, Piedmont, and in Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi in Campania. In France, a production...
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    number of diocese in Piedmont was reduced to eight: Turin, Vercelli, Ivrea, Acqui, Asti, Mondovi, Alessandria and Saluzzo. Alba was suppressed, and its...
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  • was an Italian artist born in Cosio di Arroscia, Liguria, Italy. In Alba, Piedmont, Italy, with Asger Jorn and Giuseppe Pinot Gallizio he founded the Laboratory...
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  • Pierino Belli (category People from Alba, Piedmont)
    Pierino Belli (20 March 1502, in Alba – 31 December 1575, in Turin) was an Italian soldier and jurist. Belli served the Holy Roman Empire as the commander...
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  • Camillo Ricchiardi (category People from Alba, Piedmont)
    Giuseppe Camillo Pietro Richiardi or Ricchiardi (1865 – 1940) was an Italian journalist, adventurer and soldier. Born on 5 July 1865, as son of Giovanni...
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    Tagliolini (category Cuisine of Piedmont)
    (with vegetables) Tajarin albesi (prepared as usual in the town of Alba, Piedmont) Tagliolini con il sugo d'arrosto (in meat roast sauce) Tajarin al Tartufo...
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    Alba Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale di San Lorenzo; Duomo di Alba) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Alba, province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy, dedicated...
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  • Walter Olmo (category People from Alba, Piedmont)
    Walter Olmo (28 November 1938, Alba, Piedmont, Italy – 16 May 2019) was an Italian musician and composer. In 1957 he wrote Towards a Conception of Musical...
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  • may refer to: A.S.D. Albese Calcio, an Italian football club based in Alba, Piedmont Albese con Cassano, an Italian municipality of the Province of Como...
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    Corniolo. It was named after the Napoleonic Republic of Alba that existed in 1796 in Piedmont. On 10 October 1944, c. 2000 partisans occupied the city...
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    Beppe Fenoglio (category People from Alba, Piedmont)
    English and wrote the works he is known for while working for a winery in Alba. His first work was in the neorealist style: La paga del sabato (this was...
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  • is a three-letter acronym that may refer to: Alba Servizi Aerotrasporti, ICAO code for the Alba, Piedmont, Italy airport American Financial Group, alternate...
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  • influential government official in Louisiana. François Marie was born in Alba, Piedmont, in 1698. He was nephew to the reigning Duke of Modena and Reggio, Francesco...
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    Giuseppe Girotti (category People from Alba, Piedmont)
    Josef Beran and Carlo Manziana. Girotti was beatified on 26 April 2014 in Alba Cathedral after Pope Francis confirmed he had died as a martyr of the faith...
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    Pocket Coffee is sold widely in Italy, with Ferrero headquarters in Alba, Piedmont; Germany is the second largest market. In the 70's it was easily available...
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