Cannobio

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Cannobio
coat of arms
Cannobio (Italy)
Cannobio
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Verbano-Cusio-Ossola  (VB)
Coordinates 46 ° 4 '  N , 8 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 4 '0 "  N , 8 ° 42' 0"  E
height 214  m slm
surface 51 km²
Residents 5,167 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 101 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 28822
prefix 0323
ISTAT number 103017
Popular name cannobiesi
Patron saint SS Pietà and Victor of Milan ( January 8th )
Website Cannobio
Cannobio from the east
Cannobio from the east

Cannobio (not to be confused with Canobbio in Switzerland) is an Italian commune in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) in the Piedmont region and is the holder of the Bandiera Arancione of the TCI .

geography

The municipality is located on the western shore of Lake Maggiore and is the first larger town after the border with Switzerland in Piaggio Valmara . Cannobio is located on the alluvial cone of the Cannobino river, and the Cannobina valley extends inland.

The municipality covers an area of ​​52.53 km². Cannobio include fractions Campeglio, Carmine Superiore, Carmine Inferiore, Cinzago, Formine, Marchile, Piaggio Valmara, Pianoni, Ronco, Sant'Agata, San Bartolomeo Valmara, Socraggio, Socragno and Traffiume.

history

The city name goes back to the Roman Canobinum . In 929 AD it was known with certainty that it was the seat of a curtis regia . In the Middle Ages, Cannobio was undoubtedly very successful, especially in terms of manufacture and trade, and in 1207 it received the title of Borgo .

population

Population development
year 1861 1871 1881 1901 1921 1931 1951 1971 1991 2001 2011 2017 2018
Residents 4498 4609 4543 4771 4038 3669 3793 5462 5234 4977 4992 5190 5190

Attractions

  • Cannobio has a historic town center and is a popular destination.
  • The parish church of San Vittore with a Romanesque tower was built in the 17th century, the entrance facade dates from 1842. It houses an organ from 1837 by Luigi Maroni Biroldi from Varese .
  • The pilgrimage church of Santissima Pietà was built between 1575 and 1614, then rebuilt in 1583 by Saint Carlo Borromeo based on a design by Pietro Beretta from Brissago TI . The facade is the result of a reconstruction by Febo Bottini from 1909. The interior consists of a single nave with a rich baroque decoration. Above the altar is a valuable altarpiece ascent to the Calvary by Gaudenzio Ferrari .
  • The oratory Santa Marta was built in 1581 and shows the painting Madonna col Bambino by the painter Camillo Procaccini (born March 3, 1561 in Parma, † August 21, 1629 in Milan ) above the high altar .
  • The Palazzo della Ragione, called Parrasio , was built between 1291 and 1294 by Podestà Ugolino Mandello and rebuilt in the course of the 17th century.
  • The city tower in Romanesque construction dates from the 12th century. It is made of stone and is actually the bell tower of the old San Vittore Church.
  • The Rocca Vitaliana is known as the Castles of Cannero . On the rocky islands that emerge from the water of the lake, you can see the ruins of old fortifications. They were built between the 11th and 12th centuries.
  • Waterfront
  • Market on the promenade (Sundays)
  • Ponte Ballerino suspension bridge over the Cannobio river.

  • Jetty

  • Sanctuary of Santissima Pietà

  • Cannobio, Lido (public bathing area)

  • Torrente Cannobino

  • Church of Sant'Anna in the Cannobino Valley

  • Home of the architect Luigi Vietti

  • Cannobio promenade

  • Alley in downtown Cannobio

Medieval village of Carmine Superiore overlooking Lake Maggiore and the mountains of Lombardy

In the neighborhood:

  • Valley and gorge of the Cannobino stream
  • Sant'Anna church built in 1638 high above the Cannobino ravine
  • Church of Sant'Agata with a view of Lake Maggiore
  • Fonte Carlina mineral water spring
  • Carmine Superiore medieval village

Regular events

Every year on the eve of January 8th, the festival of the Most Holy Pietà takes place in Cannobio with an impressive light procession .

Sons and daughters

  • Antonio da Cannobio (* 1430 in Cannobio; † after 1471 in Rome ?), Son of Giovanni, architect
  • Antonio Gallerani (* around 1559 (Defendente) in Cannobio; † March 29, 1624 in Altdorf UR ), Capuchin , Provincial of the Capuchin Province in Lucerne , master builder
  • Francesco Maria Zoppi (born June 6, 1765 in Cannobio; † April 8, 1841 ibid), Oblate , Bishop of Massa Carrara
  • Giulio Branca (* 1850 in Cannobio, † 1926 in Milan ), Italian sculptor
  • Luigi Vietti (born February 13, 1903 in Cannobio; † March 28, 1998 in Milan), Italian architect and city planner, honorary citizen of Cannobio
  • Germano Zaccheo (1934–2007), Bishop of Casale Monferrato
  • Cristiana Muscardini (* 1948), politician

literature

  • Various authors: Comuni della Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte, Chieri 2012, ISBN 978-88-96074-50-3 .
  • 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. 670, books.google.ch (Italian).

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Bandiera Arancione. In: Bandierearancioni.it. Retrieved May 1, 2018 (Italian).
  3. ^ Santuario SS. Pietà Cannobio (Italian)
  4. ↑ Cannobio, Antonio da . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 1 : Aa – Antonio de Miraguel . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1907, p. 591 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
  5. ^ Christian Schweizer: Antonius Gallerani. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 11, 2018 , accessed March 22, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Francesca Chiesi Ermotti: Francesco Maria Zoppi. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 21, 2012 , accessed December 7, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Branca, Giulio . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 4 : Bida – Brevoort . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1910, p. 524 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).