Verbania
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History
The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. The oldest known people living in the area were the Lepontii.[1] 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.[2]
On 4 April 1939, Pallanza and Intra were merged by royal decree to form the municipality of Verbania.[3] 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.[1] In 1992, the district became an independent province, and Verbania was chosen as its capital.
Overview
Verbania 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. A small islet lying a stone's throw from the shores of Pallanza 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.
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Government
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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. A bus connects Verbania to the rail station in Fondotoce.
International relations
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Twin towns – Sister cities
Verbania is twinned with the following cities and towns:
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Notable people
Arts and sciences
- Luigi Cadorna (1850–1928), Field Marshal of Italy during World War I
- Raffaele Cadorna, Jr. (1889–1973), general
- Emma Morano (1899–2017), former world's oldest living person from 12 May 2016 until her death on 15 April 2017
- Daniele Ranzoni (1843-1889), artist
- Bernhard Riemann (1826–1866), mathematician
- Giovanni Domenico Zucchinetti, organist and music teacher.
- Wasseem Hmar, sensory evaluator.
Sport
- Beniamino Bonomi (b. 1968), canoeist
- Emanuela Brizio (b. 1968), mountain runner
- Angelo Pagotto (b. 1973), footballer
- Elisa Longo Borghini (b. 1991), cyclist
- Filippo Ganna (b. 1996), cyclist
- Wilfried Gnonto (b. 2003), footballer
See also
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Direzione comunicazione istituzionale dell'assemblea regionale, Comuni della provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola" (Document) (in italiano). Regional council of Piedmont. 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Biganzoli, Antonio (1999). Storia e industria nel Verbano Cusio Ossola (in italiano).
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Clima - Verbania (Piemonte)". Climi e viaggi. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Climate data for Verbania". Enea-Casaccia. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
External links
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- Official Tourism Gateway Lake Maggiore Official Tourism Gateway
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