Valstrona
Encyclopedia
Valstrona is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
in the Italian
region Piedmont
, located about 90 km northeast of Turin
and about 25 km southwest of Verbania
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,286 and an area of 48.8 km².
Valstrona borders the following municipalities: Anzola d'Ossola
, Calasca-Castiglione
, Cravagliana
, Loreglia
, Massiola
, Ornavasso
, Pieve Vergonte
, Quarna Sopra
, Quarna Sotto
, Rimella
, Sabbia
, 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 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 90 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 25 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:...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,286 and an area of 48.8 km².
Valstrona borders the following municipalities: Anzola d'Ossola
Anzola d'Ossola
Anzola d'Ossola is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km northeast of Turin and about 15 km northwest of Verbania. It occupies a small alluvial plain near the Toce river: its name derives perhaps from a meander once formed...
, Calasca-Castiglione
Calasca-Castiglione
Calasca-Castiglione is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 120 km northeast of Turin and about 35 km northwest of Verbania...
, Cravagliana
Cravagliana
Cravagliana is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km northeast of Turin and about 60 km northwest of Vercelli...
, Loreglia
Loreglia
Loreglia is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km northeast of Turin and about 9 km southwest of Verbania...
, Massiola
Massiola
Massiola is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km northeast of Turin and about 15 km northwest of Verbania. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 169 and an area of 8.0 km².Massiola borders the following...
, Ornavasso
Ornavasso
Ornavasso is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km northeast of Turin and about 11 km northwest of Verbania....
, Pieve Vergonte
Pieve Vergonte
Pieve Vergonte is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km northeast of Turin and about 20 km northwest of Verbania....
, Quarna Sopra
Quarna Sopra
Quarna Sopra 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...
, Quarna Sotto
Quarna Sotto
Quarna Sotto 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...
, Rimella
Rimella
Rimella is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km northeast of Turin and about 70 km northwest of Vercelli...
, Sabbia
Sabbia
Sabbia is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km northeast of Turin and about 60 km north of Vercelli. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 78 and an area of 14.5 km².Sabbia borders the following municipalities:...
, 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...
.