What is "voghera"

thumb|250px|The Castle of Voghera in a 19th-century etching. Voghera ( Vogherese dialect of Emilian: Vughera; Latin: Forum Iulii Iriensium) is a town and comune of 39400 people located in Lombardy, Italy, in the province of Pavia. It is the third town in the province by population, after Pavia and Vigevano. It is located 30 km south-southwest of that city, on the Staffora (a tributary of the Po).

It is the main town of Oltrepò Pavese, and is an important rail and road hub as well as a renowned wine and manufacturing center.