Brinzio

Brinzio
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Varese  (VA)
Local name	Ol Brinsc
Coordinates	45 ° 53 '  N , 8 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 53 '17 "  N , 8 ° 47' 22"  E
height	510  m slm
surface	6.41 km²
Residents	799 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	125 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	21030
prefix	0332
ISTAT number	012021
Popular name	brinziesi
Patron saint	Peter and Paul ( June 29 )
Website	Brinzio

Brinzio municipality in the province of Varese

Panorama of Brinzio

Boulder

Villagers' district Ur Grupp

Brinzio is an Italian commune ( comune ) in the province of Varese in the Lombardy region .

geography

The municipality is located about nine kilometers north-northwest of Varese on the Parco regional Campo dei Fiori and belongs to the Comunità montana Valli del Verbano . Brinzio covers an area of ​​6.41  km² . The neighboring municipalities are Bedero Valcuvia , Castello Cabiaglio , Induno Olona , Rancio Valcuvia , Valganna and Varese.

history

The place is first mentioned in a document in 979. The village was ruled by two consoli , a dean and a few deputies, also called vicini . The stability of the consular order and the vicinia is documented in further correspondence that goes back to the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century; in particular, on April 6, 1645, the presence in Cuvio of the consul Giovanni Maria de Vanino is attested, who took part in Stefano and Pietro Cotta's takeover of the feud of Val Cuvia . In 1751 the village was added to the compartment of the Duchy of Milan , district of Pieve di Valcuvia .

population

Population development
year	1861	1881	1901	1921	1951	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2016	2017	2018
Residents	565	532	587	541	516	606	630	731	804	873	816	799	809

Town twinning

A partnership has existed with Chaux (France) since May 4, 2013.

Attractions

• Parish Church of Santi Pietro e Paolo
• Prayer Chapel Madonna Addolorata
• Villa Ranchet
• General Galvaligi monument
• Little lake
• Pesegh waterfall
• Boulder

Pesegh waterfall

literature

• Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 215.
• Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Brinzio Online in Italian.

Web links

Commons : Brinzio  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Brinzio (Italian) on wikivoyage.org, accessed July 30, 2015.
• Brinzio (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed December 17, 2015.
• Brinzio (Italian) on tuttitalia.it/lombardia
• Brinzio (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it
• Brinzio (Italian) on lombardia.indettaglio.it/ita/comuni/va

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Brinzio gemellata con Chaux: due giorni di eventi ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Varesenews.it , April 23, 2013. 
3. ↑ Brinzio - Chaux: gemellaggio ufficializzato  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Varesenews.it , May 19, 2013.