Verbania
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Verbania | |
|---|---|
| Città di Verbania | |
 Verbania pictured from the summit of Mottarone | |
Location of Verbania  | |
  Verbania Location of Verbania in Italy  Verbania Verbania (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′N 08°32′E / 45.933°N 8.533°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) |
| Frazioni | Antoliva, Bieno, Biganzolo, Cavandone, Fondotoce, Intra, Pallanza, Possaccio, Suna, Torchiedo, Trobaso, Zoverallo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Silvia Marchionini (Partito Democratico; re-elected in 2019) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.6 km2 (14.5 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 678 m (2,224 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 30,827 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Verbanese(i) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28900, 28921-28925 |
| Dialing code | 0323 |
| Patron saint | Victor the Moor |
| Saint day | 8 May |
| Website | Official website |
Verbania (Italian: [verˈbaːnja] , Lombard: [ʋerˈbɑːnja], Piedmontese: [verˈbɑnja]) 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.
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, Pallanza and Suna, and other frazioni. 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
Verbania-Pallanza railway station, opened in 1905, forms part of the Milan–Domodossola railway. It is in the Fondotoce district, between Lake Mergozzo and the river Toce, just upstream from where the Toce flows into Lake Maggiore. Also a bus connecting Verbania to the rail station in Fondotoce.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Verbania is twinned with the following cities and towns:
Bourg-de-Péage, France
Crikvenica, Croatia
East Grinstead, United Kingdom
Mindelheim, Germany
Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain
Schwaz, Austria
Piatra Neamţ, Romania
Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA
Notable people
- Samuele Beretta (b. 1990), footballer
- 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
- 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
- Bernhard Riemann (1826–1866), mathematician
- Daniele Ranzoni (1843-1889) , Artist
See also
- S.S. Verbania Calcio
- István Türr#Pallanza Dignitary
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
External links
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. 20 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 637.
- Official website (in Italian)
- Official Tourism Gateway Lake Maggiore Official Tourism Gateway