Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola




Province of Italy

Province in Piedmont, Italy





































































Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Province

Stresa in foreground (Province of Varese across lake)
Stresa in foreground (Province of Varese across lake)


Map highlighting the location of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in Italy
Map highlighting the location of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in Italy

Country
 Italy
Region Piedmont
Capital(s) Verbania
Comuni
76
Government

 • President Arturo Lincio
Area

 • Total 2,255 km2 (871 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 161,732
 • Density 72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
Verbania: 28921-28925, Other areas: 28811-28897
Telephone prefix 0163, 0322, 0323, 0324
ISO 3166 code VB
Vehicle registration VB
ISTAT 103

Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (Italian: Provincia del Verbano Cusio Ossola [verˈbaːno ˈkuːzjo ˈɔssola]) is the northernmost province in the Italian region of Piedmont. It was created in 1992 through the fusion of three geographical regions which had previously been part of the Province of Novara. The area flanking the western shore of Verbano (or Lago Maggiore) forms the eastern part of the province; Cusio (or Lago d’Orta) and its environs form the southern part; while the north and west of the province consists of the Ossola, a region of Alpine mountains and valleys. The ISO code for the province is VB.


The province has a total population of some 160,000, distributed over an area of 2,255 square kilometres (871 sq mi), with the biggest population centres being its capital Verbania on the shores of Lago Maggiore, Domodossola the main town of the Ossola, and Omegna at the northern end of Lago d’Orta.




Map of the province






Municipal subdivisions


There are 77 comuni in the province.[1] The largest by population are:











































Comune
 Population
  

Verbania
 30,836
Verbania Pallanza.jpg

Domodossola
 18,362
Domodossola centro storico.jpg

Omegna
 15,949
Nigoglia.jpg

Gravellona Toce
 7,595
Gravellona Toce - Panorama.jpg

Villadossola
 6,915

Cannobio
 5,113
Cannobio03.jpg

Stresa
 5,104
Stresa Levo.jpg


Culture



UNESCO Sacred Mountains


In 2003, the Sacred Mountain of Domodossola and the Sacred Mountain of Ghiffa were inserted by UNESCO in the World Heritage List.






  • Sacro Monte di Domodossola
    View of the chapels IX and XI







  • Sacro Monte di Domodossola
    Chapel IX







  • Sacro Monte di Domodossola







  • Sacro Monte di Ghiffa
    Crucifixion and Trinity, 16th century







  • Sacro Monte di Ghiffa
    Unknown artist of the 18th century, Three Angels visiting Abraham







  • Sacro Monte di Ghiffa
    Landscape from the Sacro Monte






Demographics


The top eight countries of origin of the inhabitants of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola with foreign citizenship at December 31, 2010 were:[1]




  • Ukraine Ukraine 1724


  • Morocco Morocco 1402


  • Romania Romania 1233


  • Albania Albania 770


  • China China 737


  • Senegal Senegal 429


  • Germany Germany 315


  • Switzerland Switzerland 219



Footnotes





References




  1. ^ ISTAT. "Verbano-Cusio-Ossola". ISTAT. Retrieved 2012-06-06..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}



External links



  • Official website


  • Portale del Lago Maggiore - a portal run by the local Trading Chamber


  • Official web site for European Sacred Mountains (in English)





Coordinates: 45°56′N 8°32′E / 45.933°N 8.533°E / 45.933; 8.533









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