Voghera

Voghera is an Italian town of Po Valley with 38 274 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the province of Pavia, Lombardy. Voghera is located about 60 km south of Milan and at an altitude of about 100 m slm. From 1859 to 1927 there was the circle Voghera.

The twin cities are Leinfelden in Germany and Manosque (Provence ) in France.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Carlo Bandirola (1915-1981), motorcycle racer
  • Alessandro Calvi ( * 1983), swimmer
  • Ambrogio Casati (1897-1977), painter and sculptor
  • Gian Giacomo Dalmasso (1907-1984), author of comics
  • Valentino Garavani ( born 1932 ), fashion designer
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