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Alessandria ('''Lisandria''' in Piedmontese ) is a city in Piedmont, Italy , the capital of the Province Of Alessandria . The city is sited on the river Tanaro , 55 miles southeast of Turin . Alessandria is a major railroad hub. HISTORY Alessandria was founded in 1168 upon a preexisting urban nucleus, to serve as a stronghold for the Lombard League , defending the traditional liberties of the Communes of northern Italy against the Imperial forces of Frederick Barbarossa . Alessandria stood in the territories of the marchese of . In 1348 Alessandria fell into the hands of the Visconti and passed with their possessions to the Sforza , following the career of Milan , until 1707, when it was ceded to the House Of Savoy and henceforth formed part of Piedmont . With Napoleon's success at the Battle Of Marengo (1800) , it fell to France and became the capital of the Napoleonic Département Of Marengo . From 1814 Alessandria was Savoyard territory once more, part of the Kingdom Of Sardinia . During the years of the Risorgimento , Alessandria was an active center of the liberals. In a suburb, Spinetta Marengo, the Battle of Marengo is Reenacted annually, on June 14 . Alessandria was the first capital of an Italian province to be governed by a Socialist : the clockmaker Paolo Sacco was elected ''sindaco''. July 25, 1899. Alessandria was a tactical military target during World War II and was subjected to intense Allied bombing, the most serious being the raids of April 30 , 1944 , with 238 dead and hundreds wounded, and April 5 , 1945 , with 160 deaths, among them 60 children from the children's asylum in Via Gagliaudo (when the town had already been freed by the partisans). On November 6 , 1994 the Tanaro flooded a good part of the city, causing major damage, especially in the Orti quarter. EVENTS
VISITING ALESSANDRIA Localities to visit include the Morbello commune with activities including hiking, mountain biking, wineries and farmstead bed-and-breakfasts. PEOPLE BORN IN ALESSANDRIA
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