Malesco

Malesco
Country	Italy
region	Piedmont
province	Verbano-Cusio-Ossola  (VB)
Coordinates	46 ° 8 ′  N , 8 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 8 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  E
height	761  m slm
surface	43 km²
Residents	1,384 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	32 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	28030
prefix	0324
ISTAT number	103041
Popular name	maleschesi
Patron saint	Simon Peter and Paul of Tarsus ( June 29 )
Website	Malesco

Ossola Valley in the Piedmont region

Malesco

Parish Church of Santi Pietro e Paolo

Oratory of San Bernardino da Siena

Basilisco Fountain

Oratory Madonna del Gabbio

Historical Mulino dul Tač in the district of Zornasco

Malesco is an Italian municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) in the Piedmont region and is the holder of the Bandiera Arancione of the TCI .

geography

Malesco is located in Valle Vigezzo , not far from the border with the Swiss canton of Ticino , where the valley is called Centovalli . The municipality covers an area of ​​43  km² . The factions Finero ind Zornasco belong to Malesco.

Neighboring municipalities are Cossogno , Craveggia , Cursolo-Orasso , Re , Santa Maria Maggiore , Trontano and Villette .

history

The ancient Malescum was already inhabited in Roman times, as the discovery of imperial coins, graves, ornaments and a pavement of an old Roman road shows.

population

Population development
year	1861	1871	1881	1901	1921	1931	1951	1971	1991	2001	2011	2017	2018
Residents	1002	962	969	1050	1260	1147	1371	1470	1495	1473	1465	1422	1416

Attractions

• Parish church of Santi Pietro e Paolo first mentioned in the 14th century. The current baroque structure of the building dates from the 18th century. Inside there are frescoes by Giovanni Valtorta from Milan and paintings by the local painter Sotta. The imposing organ comes from the Bernasconi company from Varese (late 19th century).
• Oratory of San Bernardino da Siena is located next to the parish church, a little gem of baroque art . Inside you can admire beautiful paintings made by Giuseppe Antonio Maria Torricelli of Lugano in 1777 in collaboration with his brother Giovanni Antonio, in particular the painting Triumph of Saint Bernardino .
• Fontana del Basilisco next to the parish church was built in 2002 based on a design by Giorgio Cavalli. It has a square plant inspired by the Potentilla Tormentilla flower, which is very common in the area and is featured on the municipal coat of arms. The fountain is part of the Ed Leuzerie and Scherpelit Ecomuseum. The Basilisco Fountain shows a large dragon climbing a stone.
• The small oratory Madonna del Gabbio, located outside the village on the Melezzo stream, was built between 1723 and 1727 and it contained an earlier image of the Virgin as a target of veneration during the plague of 1513. The building was built in 1733 by the painter Giuseppe Maria Borgnis painted from Craveggia .
• Historic Mulino dul Tač in the Zornasco district is part of the route of the Ed Leuzerie and Scherpelit Ecomuseum.
• Ecomuseo Ed Leuzerie e di Scherpelit.

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. 645, Malesco online (Italian)
• Giacomo Bonzani: Guida all'Ecomuseo ed Leuzerie e di Scherpelit. Comune di Malesco, p. 27.
• Paolo Crosa Lenz, Giulio Frangioni: Escursionismo in Valdossola - Valle Vigezzo. Editore Grossi, Domodossola 1989.

Web links

Commons : Malesco  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Malesco (Italian) on tuttitalia.it
• Malesco (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it
• Malesco (Italian) on piemonte.indettaglio.it/ita/comuni
• Malesco on the ETHorama platform

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 7, 2018 (Italian). 
3. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 22, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.