Castelveccana

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Castelveccana
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Castelveccana (Italy)
Castelveccana
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Varese  (VA)
Local name Castèllvecàna
Coordinates 45 ° 57 ′  N , 8 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 57 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  E
height 257  m slm
surface 20 km²
Residents 1,961 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 98 inhabitants / km²
Factions Ronchiano, Caldè, Saltirana, Castello, Bissaga, Orile, Nasca, Rasate, Pessina, San Pietro, Sarigo, Veccana
Post Code 21010
prefix 0332
ISTAT number 012045
Popular name castelveccanesi
Patron saint Simon Peter and Paul of Tarsus ( June 29 )
Website Castelveccana
Castelveccana municipality in the province of Varese
The Rocca di Caldè near Caldè
Castelveccana at night

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

geography

Castelvecanna is located on the east bank of Lake Maggiore on the northern and western slopes of the 1235  m slm high Monte Nudo and covers an area of ​​20  km² . The municipality of Porto Valtravaglia is just a little further north on the lakeshore , and the municipality of Laveno-Mombello is a little further south on the lakeshore . The district of Caldè lies directly on the lake shore on the flood plain of the Froda (also called Caldè) and the Rio dell'Asino (Eselsbach). The steep lakeshore towards Laveno-Mombello is only sparsely populated, the one in the north on the municipal border with Porto Valtravaglia is sealed off by the rock Rocca di Caldè , which stretches along the shore. The hilly hinterland is largely forested.

Castelvecanna is subdivided into a total of 11 fractions (Italian frazioni ): Ronchiano , Caldè , Saltirana , Castello , Bissaga , Orile , Nasca , Rasate , Pessina , San Pietro , Sarigo and Veccana . The neighboring municipalities are: Brenta , Casalzuigno , Cittiglio , Ghiffa ( VB ), Laveno-Mombello , Oggebbio ( VB ) and Porto Valtravaglia .

history

Castelveccana, which was still called Castello until 1863 , was named after a castle that was destroyed in 963 by the intervention of Otto I in Italy and despite stubborn defense on the part of Berengar II . The castle was rebuilt under the rule of the Visconti , Rusca and Borromeo , before it was finally destroyed in 1513 by the Confederates during the Milan Wars. Today there are almost no remains of the castle.

Castelveccana was created in 1928 through the merger of today's Veccana fraction with the municipality of Castello Valtravaglia.

population

Population development
year 1751 1805 1853 1861 1881 1901 1921 1951 1971 1991 2001 2011 2016 2017 2018
Residents 454 568 742 1745 1843 1643 1766 1937 1925 1839 1963 2000 2006 1996 1993

traffic

The main traffic axis of the municipality is the SP69 , which runs along Lake Maggiore. It connects Castelveccana with Luino in the north and Sesto Calende in the south, where there is a connection to the A8 / A26 autostrada . The SP7 leads into the hinterland, which connects Castelveccana with Casalzuigno or via SP8 with Cittiglio .

Attractions

  • Parish Church of Santi Pietro e Paolo
  • Oratory of Sant'Antonio (11th-12th centuries)
  • Oratory of Santa Veronica (13th century) in the district of Caldé
  • Church of San Giorgio in the Sarigo district
  • Castle ruins Caldé (11th century)

literature

  • Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 224.
  • Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Castelveccana Online in Italian

Web links

Commons : Castelveccana  - 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. ↑ History of Castelveccana on the official website of the municipality of Castelveccana
  3. ^ Oratorio Sant'Antonio (photo) (Italian) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed July 30, 2015.
  4. ^ Sights in Castelveccana