Crevoladossola

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Crevoladossola
Template: Infobox municipality in Italy / maintenance / coat of arms missingNo coat of arms available.
Crevoladossola (Italy)
Crevoladossola
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Verbano-Cusio-Ossola  (VB)
Coordinates 46 ° 10 ′  N , 8 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  E
height 375  m slm
surface 39 km²
Residents 4,525 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 116 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 28865
prefix 0324
ISTAT number 103025
Popular name crevolesi
Patron saint Simon Peter and Paul of Tarsus ( June 29 )
Website Crevoladossola
Ossola Valley in the Piedmont region
Crevoladossola
Parish Church of Santi Pietro e Paolo
Parish Church of Santi Pietro e Paolo, fresco Last Supper of Jesus
Graffiti Oira-Villa Superiore

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

geography

At Crevoladossola, the Diveria river, coming from the Simplon pass from the Val Divedro , flows into the Toce . Here the Valle Antigorio and the Val Divedro unite to form the Ossola Valley . The municipality covers an area of ​​39  km² . The factions Barro, Bosco, Caddo, Preglia, Bisate and Mocogna belong to Crevoladossola. The neighboring municipalities are Bognanco , Crodo , Domodossola , Masera , Montecrestese , Trasquera and Varzo .

history

From Crevoladossola, the Roman consular road connected Severiana Augusta Mediolanum (today's Milan ) with Verbannus Lacus (Verbano or Lago Maggiore ) and from here with the Simplon Pass (Latin Summo Plano).

The Battle of Crevola is part of the war between the Ossola and the Swiss canton of Valais that took place between 1482 and 1495. Since February 15, 1487, the Duke of Milan has been informed that troops are gathering in Valais and are sending soldiers to Domodossola to reinforce the defense. In April, Valais and Confederates meet in the direction of Domodossola, both from the Simplon Pass and from the Valle Antigorio ; After several conflicts on April 28, 1487, the Valais withdraw towards Crevoladossola and are defeated by the ducal militias at the bridge over the Diveria.

population

Population development
year 1861 1871 1881 1901 1921 1931 1951 1971 1991 2001 2011 2017 2018
Residents 1781 1886 1928 1873 2173 2313 2677 3329 4606 4695 4726 4598 4600

Attractions

  • The parish church of Santi Pietro e Paolo was first mentioned in the first decades of the 11th century; today's presbytery in late Gothic form is the work of the architect Ulrich Ruffiner; the precious stained glass windows by the Bernese glassmaker Hans Funk were made in 1526. The walls of the presbytery are decorated with monochrome frescoes depicting the saints attributed to the 16th century painter Sperindio Cagnoli, as well as the Last Supper and the sibyls of the archway. The picturesque decor of the choir is attributed to the painter Fermo Stella from Caravaggio .
  • Baptistery of San Giovanni Battista, or Carné, is located in front of the parish church of Saints Peter and Paul, it is a building built in the 16th century in the form of an oratory with a frescoed presbytery.
  • The Crevola hydropower station : a true masterpiece of industrial architecture from the 1920s. It was commissioned by the entrepreneur Ettore Conti, director of the Società per Imprese Elettriche Conti. The building was designed in 1923 by the Milanese architect Piero Portaluppi , the work was completed in 1925. The building is designed in Art Deco , of which Portaluppi was one of the main representatives.
  • The bridge over the Diveria has therefore always been an important link to Europe . The current bridge of Napoleonic origin replaces the medieval one, destroyed by a flood at the beginning of the 19th century, of which the remains are still visible. On September 7, 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte started the construction of a road that connects Milan and Paris over the Simplon Pass.
  • Oratory of San Vitale al Ponte: built after the victory of the ducal militias of Milan over the Swiss militias in the area of ​​the Crevola bridge on April 28, 1487. The name derives from the fact that on April 28 the feast of Saints Vitale and Valeria is celebrated, parents of Saints Gervasio and Protasio, protectors of the Upper Ossola Valley, to whom the Church of Domodossola is dedicated, on the altar of the oratory there is a painting of the saints by the painter Carlo Mellerio.
  • The Tower of Ardignaga is located in the village of Caddo in Ardignaga, the place that stands near the Rio Deseno that separates Crevoladossola from Domodossola. The only access to the tower was an air door, which was located on the west side about 4.5 meters from the ground. The structure is about 16 meters high and the piode roof has recently been restored.

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 .
  • Luca Ciurleo: Alla scoperta di Crevoladossola. Narcissus.me, 2014, ISBN 9786050318111 , Crevoladossola online (Italian)
  • Carlo Nigra: Torri e castelli e case forti del Piemonte dal 1000 al secolo XVI. Il Novarese. tomo I, editore N. Cattaneo, Novara 1937.

Web links

Commons : Crevoladossola  - 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.