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Verbania

Comune

Città di Verbania

Aerial view of Verbania from the south

Coat of arms

Country

Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB)

Frazioni

Antoliva, Bieno, Biganzolo, Cavandone, Fondotoce, Intra, Pallanza, Possaccio, Suna, Tre Pomti, Torchiedo, Trobaso, Zoverallo

Area

• Total

37.49 km² (14.47 sq mi)

Highest elevation

678 m (2,224 ft)

Lowest elevation

200 m (700 ft)

Population

(1 January 2021)

• Total

30,104

• Density

802.99/km² (2,079.73/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 Maurus

Saint day

8 May

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 on 1 January 2017.

History
Overview
Climate
Main sights
Transport
International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
Notable people
See also

History

View of Pallanza with the municipal building of Verbania

The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. The oldest known people living in the area were the Lepontii. The area was added to the Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus in the first century AD.

In the eleventh century the area was controlled by the bishops of Novara, then by the counts of Pombia. In 1152 Federico Barbarossa gave the area to the Castello family. After the death of Frederick Barbarossa, the territory was again controlled by Novara. By the fourteenth century, the area had become part of the Duchy of Milan. In 1714, following the Treaty of Rastatt most of the lake areas came under the control of the Habsburgs. After the 1796 Napoleonic invasion the area was controlled by the French. By 1818 the House of Savoy had gained control of the area back from the French. With the edict of 10 October 1836, Pallanza and Ossola became part of the province of Novara.

After the Second World War, the territory still remained part of the province of Novara. In 1976 the autonomous district of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola was established.

Overview

Church of Madonna di Campagna

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. 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.

Main sights

Villa Taranto

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. A bus connects Verbania to the rail station in Fondotoce.

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Verbania is twinned with the following cities and towns:

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

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