Borromean Islands

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Borromean Islands
The islands at a glance
The islands at a glance
Waters Gulf of Verbania, Lake Maggiore
Geographical location 45 ° 54 '  N , 8 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 54 '  N , 8 ° 32'  E
Borromean Islands (North Italy)
Borromean Islands
Number of islands 5
Main island Isola dei Pescatori
Total land area 0.18 km²
Residents 99 (2001)
Map of the islands
Map of the islands

The Borromean Islands (it. Isole Borromee ) are a group of five inland islands in the Italian part of Lake Maggiore . They are located in the Gulf of Verbania , between Verbania in the north and Stresa in the south. They have a total area of ​​18 hectares .

Their name is derived from the Borromeo family , who owned the islands since the 12th century.

The Isola Bella , named after Isabella, the countess Borromeo, was originally a mostly barren rocks. Between 1650 and 1671 Vitaliano VI built. Borromeo on the island an attractive summer palace. He had large amounts of earth brought to the island to build a pyramid-like system of ten terraces for the garden. The unfinished building houses paintings by Lombard artists and Flemish carpets. A magnificent staircase leads to the room of the medals, which is named after the round pictures on the ceiling. This is followed by the music room, a conference room and the magnificent Napoleonic room. There, Napoleon spent a night. The large banquet hall is also worth seeing. The castle's “grottos” are also famous for the many stones and corals on display.

Islands

  • The Isola Madre is the largest of the four islands known held for their English-style gardens.
  • Isola Bella is the second largest island.
  • On the Isola dei Pescatori or Isola Superiore there is a fishing village with 56 inhabitants (2001 census).
  • The Isolino di San Giovanni is the smallest island with a diameter of 140 meters (0.4 hectares), 30 meters east of the Verbania village Pallanza. However, it is still privately owned by the Borromeo family and can therefore not be visited.
  • Scoglio della Malghera is an island with an area of ​​only 600 square meters, halfway between Isola Bella and Isola dei Pescatori.
island Area
( ha )
2001 residents		 local community
Isola Madre 7.8 4th Stresa
Isola Bella 6.4 36 Stresa
Isolino di San Giovanni 0.4 2 Verbania ( Pallanza )
Isola dei Pescatori 3.4 57 Stresa
Scoglio della Malghera 0.06 - Stresa
Borromean Islands 18th 99 Stresa / Verbania

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [1] ( MS Excel ; 65 kB) 2001 census by districts: Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola

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