Calasca-Castiglione

Calasca-Castiglione
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Verbano-Cusio-Ossola  (VB)
Coordinates	46 ° 4 '  N , 8 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 4 '0 "  N , 8 ° 7' 0"  E
height	665  m slm
surface	57 km²
Residents	593 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	10 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	28873
prefix	0324
ISTAT number	103014
Popular name	calaschesi
Patron saint	Anthony the Great ( January 17 )
Website	Calasca-Castiglione

Calasca-Castiglione with the parish church of Sant'Antonio Abate

The Molini and Vigino parliamentary groups

Calasca-Castiglione is a municipality in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) in the Piedmont region .

geography

The municipality is located in the Valle Anzasca . The municipality covers an area of ​​57  km² . The Calasca-Castiglione fractions include Barzona, Calasca Dentro, Pianezzo, Antrogna, Duiamen, Molini, Gurva, Boretta, Vigino, Porcareccia, Pecciola, Selvavecchia, Castiglione d'Ossola, Colombetti and Meggianella. The neighboring municipalities are Antrona Schieranco , Bannio Anzino , Pallanzeno , Piedimulera , Pieve Vergonte , Rimella , Seppiana , Valstrona , Vanzone con San Carlo and Viganella .

The official start of the 55-day long-distance hiking trail Grande Traversata delle Alpi is near Molini di Calasca , although an entry from the neighboring Strona valley is more practical.

history

Some soldiers of the Ravenna Black Brigade shot pastor Don Giuseppe Rossi on February 26, 1945, because they accused him of ringing the bells as a signal to the partisans and of cheating with them.

population

Population development
year	1861	1871	1881	1901	1921	1931	1951	1971	1991	2001	2011	2017	2018
Residents	1898	1861	1572	1347	1474	1425	1975	1066	885	765	681	637	625

Attractions

• Parish church of Sant'Antonio Abate called cattedrale tra i boschi built in the 18th century, a three-aisled building topped by a large dome.
• Pilgrimage church of Madonna della Gurva built in 1641.
• Villa Belli Residence of the physicist Giuseppe Belli.

Personalities

• Giuseppe Belli (physicist) (born November 25, 1791 in Calasca, † June 1, 1860 in Pavia ) was an Italian physicist.

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 .
• Various authors: Piemonte (non compresa Torino). Touring Club Italiano, Milano 1976, p. 625.

Web links

Commons : Calasca-Castiglione  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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

Individual evidence

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