Country Italy Elevation 12 m (39 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Province Province of Savona Postal code 17047 | Region Liguria Demonym(s) Vadesi Local time Monday 11:01 PM Province / Metropolitan city Province of Savona (SV) | |
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Frazioni Porto Vado, Segno, Sant'Ermete, San Genesio, Bossarino, Valle di Vado Weather 17°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 37% Humidity | ||
Vado Ligure, in antiquity Vada Sabatia, is a town and comune in the province of Savona, Liguria, in northern Italy.
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Map of 17047 Vado Ligure, Province of Savona, Italy
Economy
Vado has a large industrial and commercial port.
Vado Ligure is home to a Bombardier railway construction plant, founded in 1905 by Westinghouse. In 1919 it was taken over by Tecnomasio Italia Brown Boveri, since 2001 it is part of Bombardier Transportation. It currently produces the E.464 locomotive.
The town's territory also includes an electric power plant, whose two towers, 200 metres (660 ft) high, are visible for kilometers in the neighbourhood.
Twin towns
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Vado Ligure Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA