Cossogno

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Cossogno
Template: Infobox municipality in Italy / maintenance / coat of arms missingNo coat of arms available.
Cossogno (Italy)
Cossogno
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Verbano-Cusio-Ossola  (VB)
Coordinates 46 ° 0 ′  N , 8 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 0 ′ 13 ″  N , 8 ° 29 ′ 35 ″  E
height 486  m slm
surface 40 km²
Residents 672 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 17 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 28054
prefix 0323
ISTAT number 103023
Popular name Cossognesi
Patron saint Brictius of Tours ( November 13th )
Website Cossogno
Cossogno
Giessbach San Bernardino with bridge in the background

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

geography

The municipality covers an area of ​​40.26 km² and consists of the districts of Cicogna and Ungiasca. The district of Cicogna is located in the Val Grande National Park , the district of Unigiasca is outside the national park. The municipality covers an area of ​​40  km² . The neighboring municipalities are Cursolo-Orasso , Malesco , Miazzina , Premosello-Chiovenda , San Bernardino Verbano , Trontano and Verbania .

history

The world's first commercial AC power line was built in the municipality: it was built in 1892 by the entrepreneur Carlo Sutermeister according to a project by Professor Galileo Ferraris between Cossogno and Intra .

population

Population development
year 1861 1871 1881 1901 1921 1931 1951 1971 1991 2001 2011 2017 2018
Residents 1579 1872 1561 1943 2025 1493 1163 733 577 537 588 670 664

Attractions

  • So-called oratory in Oca, built in the 17th century with a beautiful portico.
  • Medieval stone bridge Ponte Romano very high over the Giessbach San Bernardino.

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. 665, Cossogno online (Italian)

Web links

Commons : Cossogno  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Cossogno (Italian) on tuttitalia.it
  • Cossogno (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it
  • Cossogno (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.