Craveggia
Encyclopedia
Craveggia is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 130 km northeast of Turin
and about 20 km north of Domodossola
, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 756 and an area of 36.5 km².
Craveggia borders the following municipalities: Malesco
, Onsernone
(Switzerland), Re
, Santa Maria Maggiore
, Toceno
, Vergeletto
(Switzerland), Villette
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is the northernmost province in the Italian region of Piedmont. It was created in 1996 through the fusion of three distinct regions which had previously been part of the Province of Novara...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
, located about 130 km northeast of Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
and about 20 km north of Domodossola
Domodossola
Domodossola is a city and comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont, northern Italy...
, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 756 and an area of 36.5 km².
Craveggia borders the following municipalities: Malesco
Malesco
Malesco is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 130 km northeast of Turin and about 20 km north of Verbania...
, Onsernone
Onsernone
Onsernone is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Ticino, near the city of Locarno. The river Isorno runs through this valley.The municipality was created in 1995 by a merger of Comologno, Crana and Russo.-History:...
(Switzerland), Re
Re, Italy
Re is a village and comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont, Italy, approximately 20 km from Domodossola and 7 km from the border with Switzerland. It is situated on the Centovalli mountain railway route between Domodossola and Locarno and is home to a...
, Santa Maria Maggiore
Santa Maria Maggiore (VB)
Santa Maria Maggiore is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 130 km northeast of Turin and about 25 km north of Verbania, on the border with Switzerland...
, Toceno
Toceno
Toceno is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 130 km northeast of Turin and about 25 km north of Verbania....
, Vergeletto
Vergeletto
Vergeletto is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.- History :In the Middle Ages Vergeletto belonged to the Onsernone Vicinanza and to the squadra of Russo. In 1803 the municipality of Vergeletto also included the municipality of Gresso, both...
(Switzerland), Villette
Villette (Italy)
Villette is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 140 km northeast of Turin and about 20 km north of Verbania. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 250 and an area of 7.4 km².Villette borders the following...
.