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The Battle of Tornavento was fought in Northwest Italy on June 22, 1636 during the Thirty Years' War.

Bellinzago Novarese (Lombard: Branzagh) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Novara. Bellinzago Novarese borders the following municipalities: Caltignaga, Cameri, Lonate Pozzolo, Momo, Nosate, and Oleggio.

Marano Ticino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Novara. Marano Ticino borders the following municipalities: Divignano, Mezzomerico, Oleggio, Pombia, and Vizzola Ticino.

Mezzomerico is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Novara. Mezzomerico borders the following municipalities: Agrate Conturbia, Divignano, Marano Ticino, Oleggio, Suno, and Vaprio d'Agogna. The name of the town shows its origins as Celtic Mediomatrici settlement; the name was attested as Mediomadrigo in 980.

Pombia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Novara. The commune is known for its Safari Park, established in 1976.

Pombia Safari Park is a safari park, zoo and amusement park in Pombia, Piedmont, northern Italy, created by Angelo Lombardi in 1976; extending over an area of 400,000 square metres. After the gradual decline of the old structure, acquired by Orfeo Triberti, owner since 1999, the park has undergone a remarkable recovery and expansion in the years ahead, it is presented as a reality more functional, consisting of two distinct areas: the entertainment area and the Safari Park. The Safari Park also has signed a collaboration in agreement with the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of University of Turin on research projects that relate to the pathology and the welfare of farm animals and the conservation of species at risk of extinction.

Varallo Pombia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont (Piemonte), located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Novara. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,598 and an area of 13.6 square kilometres (5.3 sq mi).Varallo Pombia borders the following municipalities: Borgo Ticino, Castelletto sopra Ticino, Divignano, Pombia, and Somma Lombardo.

San Vito a Cavagliano is a church in Bellinzago Novarese, Italy. The church was built in the Romanesque style. The interior is richly decorated with frescos executed in the 15th or 16th centuries by a follower of Gaudenzio Ferrari.

The Ticino Valley Natural Park is a nature reserve\regional park in Piedmont, Italy. It is an riverine park that forms a greenway outside of Milan, near Pavia and Varese. It is located along the Ticino. Inhabiting the park are foxes, badgers, weasels, skunks, and martens, along with reintroduced European otters and roe deer. It is a notable fishing and birdwatching locale. Located in the park are Bernate Ticino and Morimondo Abbey.

Vizzola Ticino is a village and comune of the province of Varese in Lombardy, Italy. It is on the banks of the Ticino River, immediately to the west of Strada Provinciale 52 on the western perimeter of Malpensa Airport. In the late 19th century, the town was the site of one of the largest electrical generating facilities in Europe, powered by a canal run from the Ticino. The Caproni aircraft company had a manufacturing facility here and the Gianni Caproni Museum of Aeronautics was situated here from the 1960s to the 1980s.

Divignano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Novara. Divignano borders the following municipalities: Agrate Conturbia, Borgo Ticino, Marano Ticino, Mezzomerico, Pombia, and Varallo Pombia.

Canale Villoresi is a canal in Italy; it was the brainchild of Lombardy engineer Eugenio Villoresi. It originates from the River Ticino near the village of Somma Lombardo, and runs eastwards for 86 kilometres (53 mi) to the Adda River. Construction began in 1877, but Villoresi himself died two years later. The works were completed in 1890 by a consortium. Irrigation was the canal's main reason for being but the addition of locks enabled cargoes of sand to be carried along it.