Casale Corte Cerro
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Country | Italy | |
region | Piedmont | |
province | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 55 ' N , 8 ° 25' E | |
height | 372 m slm | |
surface | 12 km² | |
Residents | 3,444 (Dec 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 287 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 28881 | |
prefix | 0323 | |
ISTAT number | 103019 | |
Popular name | Casalesi | |
Patron saint | George (saint) ( April 23 ) | |
Website | Casale Corte Cerro |
Casale Corte Cerro is a municipality in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) in the Piedmont region .
geography
The municipality covers an area of 12 km² . The municipality consists of the districts of Arzo, Cafferonio, Cassinone, Cereda, Crebbia, Crottofantone, Gabbio, Montebuglio, Motto, Pramore, Ramate, Ricciano, Sant'Anna and Tanchello. The neighboring municipalities are Germagno , Gravellona Toce , Loreglia , Omegna and Ornavasso .
history
Around 1500 the parish was under the jurisdiction of the County of Angera before becoming the land of the Borromeo family . With Napoleon Bonaparte , it gained French, then Austrian rule before entering the Savoy sphere. In 1861 its borders were incorporated into the newborn Kingdom of Italy (1861–1846) . During the Second World War it was the scene of a violent conflict between partisans , fascists and Germans.
population
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year | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1901 | 1921 | 1931 | 1951 | 1971 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2018 | |||
Residents | 1336 | 1555 | 1812 | 2624 | 2471 | 2437 | 2541 | 2703 | 3035 | 3292 | 3476 | 3452 |
Attractions
- Parish church of San Giorgio e Madonna Del Rosario first mentioned in 1046, consecrated in 1352 and again in 1697, built in baroque style.
- Parish church of San Tommaso in the district of Montebuglio, built 1600–1700.
- Parish church of San Lorenzo e Sant'Anna in the Ramate district, originally an oratory from 1600, then expanded in 1959.
- Small pilgrimage church of Madonna di Caravaggio, also called Santuario del Balmello , built between Montebuglio and Cassinone.
- Oratory of San Defendente e Santo Stefano in the Arzo district.
- Oratorio San Rocco e Madonna della Mercede in the Orta part of Cereda.
- Oratory Santissima Trinità in the district of Crebbia.
- Oratory of San Giovanni Battista in the Tanchello district.
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). Guida D'Italia, Touring Club Italiano, Milano 1976, ISBN 88-365-0001-3 , p. 609.
Web links
- Casale Corte Cerro (Italian) on tuttitalia.it
- Casale Corte Cerro (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it
- Casale Corte Cerro (Italian) on piemonte.indettaglio.it/ita/comuni
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.