Arizzano

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Arizzano
Template: Infobox municipality in Italy / maintenance / coat of arms missingNo coat of arms available.
Arizzano (Italy)
Arizzano
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Verbano-Cusio-Ossola  (VB)
Coordinates 45 ° 58 '  N , 8 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 58 '0 "  N , 8 ° 35' 0"  E
height 458  m slm
surface 1.63 km²
Residents 1,981 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 1,215 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 28811
prefix 0323
ISTAT number 103003
Popular name arizzanesi
Patron saint Bernhard of Clairvaux ( August 20 )
Website Arizzano

Arizzano is an Italian commune in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) in the Piedmont region . In Piedmontese the place is called Riscian .

geography

The municipality includes the districts of Cissano and Cresseglio and has an area of ​​1.63  km² . The groups Cissano and Cresseglio belong to Arizzano.

The neighboring communities are Bee , Ghiffa , Verbania and Vignone .

history

The name of the place was first mentioned in the twelfth century in a deed of a donation of land in favor of the Church of San Vittore in Intra. The first document that mentions the municipality with the name Ariciano dates from the 12th century; it is an act of donation of land to the Basilica of San Vittore in Intra , demonstrating the political-religious bond that Arizzano, like all inland centers, linked with the Catholic Church and with Intra. With the territorial division of Visconti from 1393, the village was assigned to the Degagna of San Martino, which in turn was submitted to the mayor of Intra.

population

Population development
year 1861 1871 1881 1901 1921 1931 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2017 2018
Residents 508 672 595 652 670 719 773 798 878 1602 1868 1890 2040 2011 2017

Attractions

  • Parish Church of San Bernardo di Chiaravalle in late Baroque style, which dates back to the early 18th century, and is a remake and an extension of an older oratorio. Evidence of this reconstruction is preserved inside the church, a stoup in marble by Ornavasso dated 1595 .
  • Monumental mosaic entitled Arizzano: it measures 13 m; and is located on the square of the former town hall. The mosaic was made by Walter Ferrarini , using stones, old bricks, ceramics, marble, granite, Venetian enamel and gold. It is divided into paintings that represent the story of Arizzano through real and symbolic images.
  • Oratory of San Rocco in the district of Cissano.
  • Oratory Sant'Anna in the district of Cresseglio.

literature

  • Various authors: Comuni della Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte, Chieri 2012, ISBN 9788896074503 .
  • Various authors: Il Piemonte paese per paese. Bonechi Editore, Firenze 1996, ISBN 88-8029-156-4 .

Web links

  • Arizzano (Italian) on tuttitalia.it/piemonte
  • Arizzano (Italian) on piemonte.indettaglio.it/ita/comuni
  • Arizzano (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.