Orbe - Orbe

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Orbe
CantonVaud
Residents6.500
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479 m
Tourist info webhttp://www.orbe.ch
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Orbe

Orbe is a Swiss City in the canton Vaud.

background

Around 150 AD, the Romans founded the Urba settlement at the junction of the Herrstrasse, which came from Lausanne, on the edge of the Orbe plain, when the Orbe emerged from the Jura foot plateau. While the main branch to Aventicum (Avenches) forte, the other branch of the road ran over the Col de Jougne to Vesontio (Besançon). The settlement was probably abandoned after the Germanic invasions in the 3rd century. It was not until the 9th century that records of a settlement on this site were available again. Between 1270 and 1300 the settlement near the castle was fortified and given market rights. The settlement received city rights in 1404.

getting there

In the street

Via the A 1 motorway to Essert-Pittet branchto change to the A 9 motorway towards Vallorbe. The Orbe exit is the first after the branch.

By train

With the regional train from Lausanne or Yverdon to Chavornay, where you have to change to the oldest electric standard-gauge railway in Switzerland, the Orbe-Chavornay-Bahn (OC), which today goes to the Transports Vallée de Joux Yverdon-les-Bains Cte-Croix (travis) belongs.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

In the historical Old town the picturesque medieval townscape could be preserved.

  • North of the city near Boscéaz is a Roman manor, in the immediate vicinity of the Orbe motorway exit. The mosaics found in it are considered to be the most important north of the Alps.Open: from Easter to the end of October Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 1.30 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sat, Sun public holidays 1.30 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.
  • Orbe Museum. City Museum.Open: Apr - Oct Sa, Sun, public holidays 2pm - 5pm, Jul Aug daily 2pm - 5pm

activities

  • A hike through the gorge of the Orbe river or through the vineyards. There are many other well-marked hiking trails.

shop

kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

  • Camping "Le Signal"

trips

  • Vallorbe

Practical advice

  • Office du Tourisme d'Orbe & Environs, Rue de la Poste 2, 1350 Orbe. Tel.: 41 (0)24 441 52 66, Fax: 41 (0)24 441 52 66.

literature

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