Madonna del Sasso
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Madonna del Sasso is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
in the Italian
region of Piedmont
, located about 100 km northeast of Turin
and about 20 km southwest of Verbania
, just to the west of Lake Orta
. It borders the following municipalities: Arola
, Breia
, Cellio
, Cesara
, Civiasco
, Pella, Pogno
, San Maurizio d'Opaglio
, Valduggia
, Varallo Sesia
.
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 of 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 100 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 southwest of Verbania
Verbania
Verbania is a city and comune on the shore of Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, in northwest Italy, about north-west of Milan and about from Locarno in Switzerland.-Overview:...
, just to the west of Lake Orta
Lake Orta
Lake Orta is a lake in northern Italy west of Lake Maggiore.It has been so named since the 16th century, but was previously called the Lago di San Giulio, after Saint Julius , the patron saint of the region; Cusio is a merely poetical name...
. It borders the following municipalities: Arola
Arola
Arola is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km northeast of Turin and about 20 km southwest of Verbania...
, Breia
Breia
Breia is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km northeast of Turin and about 50 km north of Vercelli. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 184 and an area of 7.4 km²....
, Cellio
Cellio
Cellio is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 km northeast of Turin and about 45 km north of Vercelli...
, Cesara
Cesara
Cesara is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km northeast of Turin and about 15 km southwest of Verbania...
, Civiasco
Civiasco
Civiasco is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km northeast of Turin and about 50 km north of Vercelli. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 264 and an area of 7.3 km².Civiasco borders the following municipalities: Arola,...
, Pella, Pogno
Pogno
Pogno is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km northeast of Turin and about 35 km northwest of Novara. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,556 and an area of 10.1 km².Pogno borders the following municipalities: Gozzano,...
, San Maurizio d'Opaglio
San Maurizio d'Opaglio
San Maurizio d'Opaglio is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 90 km northeast of Turin and about 40 km northwest of Novara...
, Valduggia
Valduggia
Valduggia is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km northeast of Turin and about 45 km north of Vercelli...
, Varallo Sesia
Varallo Sesia
Varallo , commonly known as Varallo Sesia, is a comune and town of c. 7,400 inhabitants in the province of Vercelli in the Piedmont region of Italy...
.