Oggebbio

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Oggebbio
Template: Infobox municipality in Italy / maintenance / coat of arms missingNo coat of arms available.
Oggebbio (Italy)
Oggebbio
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Verbano-Cusio-Ossola  (VB)
Coordinates 46 ° 0 ′  N , 8 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 59 ′ 50 ″  N , 8 ° 39 ′ 0 ″  E
height 1075  m slm
surface 20.21 km²
Residents 881 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 44 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 28824
prefix 0323
ISTAT number 103049
Popular name oggebbiesi
Patron saint Simon Peter and Paul of Tarsus ( June 29 )
Website Oggebbio
Oggebbio
Santa Marta Church

Oggebbio is an Italian commune in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Piedmont region .

geography

The municipality is located 12  km from the provincial capital Verbania between Cannero Riviera in the north and Ghiffa in the south on the Piedmontese west side of Lake Maggiore . The municipal area extends over 20.21  km² .

Oggebbio is the topographical name for 15 villages that are scattered in the mountains down to the lake shore. The municipality is located in the district of Gonte . The eight alpine pastures of Oggebbio, "summer villages", which reach up to 1075  m slm height, lie above these villages . The neighboring municipalities are Aurano , Brezzo di Bedero , Cannero Riviera , Castelveccana , Ghiffa , Porto Valtravaglia , Premeno and Trarego Viggiona . The groups Barbè, Cadessino, Camogno, Gonte, Manegra, Novaglio, Piancavallo, Piazza, Pieggio, Quarcino, Rancone, Resiga, Spasolo and Travallino belong to Oggebbio.

The place is a member of the community association Comunità Montana Alto Verbano .

history

Oggebbio was a feud of the Morigi family, also known as Moriggia, who lived in the Castle of Frino.

population

Population development
year 1861 1871 1881 1901 1921 1931 1951 1971 1991 2001 2011 2017 2018
Residents 993 990 937 1012 1062 960 1008 1065 925 836 881 855 855

Attractions

  • The parish church of Santi Pietro e Paolo in the Gonte district with its extraordinary 42 m high bell tower ( campanile ).
  • The Romanesque church Chiesa di Sant'Agata from the 12th century in the district of Novaglio .
  • The mansion Villa Dhranet (also called Villa del Pascià ).

Municipal institutions

The community has a kindergarten, two elementary schools and one secondary school. There is a pharmacy.

Others

Here the novel is La stanza del vescovo of Piero Chiara settled. There's still the author-inspired dock in the former Ostali villa overlooking the pier.

sons and daughters of the town

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. 669, Oggebbio online

Web links

Commons : Oggebbio  - 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.