Verbania
Verbania | |
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Città di Verbania | |
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Postal code | 28900, 28921-28925 |
Dialing code | 0323 |
Patron saint | Victor Maurus |
Saint day | 8 May |
Website | Official website |
Verbania (Italian: [verˈbaːnja] ⓘ, Lombard: [ʋerˈbaɲa], Piedmontese: [ʋerˈbɑnja]) is the most populous comune (municipality) and the capital city of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. It is situated on the shore of Lake Maggiore, about 91 km (57 mi) north-west of Milan and about 40 km (25 mi) from Locarno in Switzerland. It had a population of 30,827 at 1 January 2017.
History
The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. The oldest known people living in the area were the
In the eleventh century the area was controlled by the bishops of
After the
Overview
It faces the city of Stresa lying at a direct distance of 3.7 km (2 mi) across Lake Maggiore, and 16 km (10 mi) by road. The present-day Verbania was created by the 1939 merger of the cities of Intra and Pallanza under royal decree 702.[4] Since 1992 it has been the capital of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. A small islet lying a stone's throw from the shores of the Pallanza frazione and separated from it by a narrow stretch of water just 10 or 15 metres wide, known as the Isolino di San Giovanni, is famous for having been the home of Arturo Toscanini between the years of 1927 and 1952.
Verbania consists of the following localities: Antoliva, Bieno, Biganzolo, Cavandone, Fondotoce, Intra, Pallanza, Possaccio, Suna, Torchiedo, Trobaso and Zoverallo.
Climate
The climate is temperate, humid, with hot summer and continental type influences in the inland and higher areas. The area is characterized by cold winters and hot summers.
Government
Main sights
Giardini Botanici Villa Taranto is an estate with fine botanical gardens.
Transport
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Verbania is
- Bourg-de-Péage, France
- Crikvenica, Croatia
- East Grinstead, United Kingdom
- Mindelheim, Germany
- Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain
- Schwaz, Austria
- Piatra Neamț, Romania
- Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA
Notable people
- Beniamino Bonomi (b. 1968), canoeist
- Emanuela Brizio (b. 1968), mountain runner
- Luigi Cadorna (1850–1928), Field Marshal of Italy during World War I
- Raffaele Cadorna, Jr.(1889–1973), general
- Filippo Ganna (b. 1996), cyclist
- Wilfried Gnonto (b. 2003), footballer
- Elisa Longo Borghini (b. 1991), cyclist
- Emma Morano (1899–2017), former world's oldest living person from 12 May 2016 until her death on 15 April 2017
- Angelo Pagotto (b. 1973), footballer
- Daniele Ranzoni (1843-1889), artist
- Bernhard Riemann (1826–1866), mathematician
See also
- S.S. Verbania Calcio
- István Türr#Pallanza Dignitary
- Intra
- Pallanza
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ a b Direzione comunicazione istituzionale dell'assemblea regionale, Comuni della provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte, 2012
- ^ Antonio Biganzoli, Storia e industria nel Verbano Cusio Ossola, 1999.
- Emmanuel III, Victor (4 April 1939). R.D. 4 aprile 1939, n. 702 - Riunione dei comuni di Intra e di Pallanza, in provincia di Novara, in un unico Comune denominato «Verbania» [RD 4 April 1939, n. 702 – Meeting of the municipalities of Intra and Pallanza, in the province of Novara, in a single municipality called "Verbania"] (in Italian) – via Wikisource.
External links
- Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 637. .
- Official website (in Italian)
- Official Tourism Gateway Lake Maggiore Official Tourism Gateway