Premosello-Chiovenda

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Premosello-Chiovenda
Template: Infobox municipality in Italy / maintenance / coat of arms missingNo coat of arms available.
Premosello-Chiovenda (Italy)
Premosello-Chiovenda
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Verbano-Cusio-Ossola  (VB)
Coordinates 46 ° 0 ′  N , 8 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 20 ′ 0 ″  E
height 222  m slm
surface 34 km²
Residents 1,907 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 56 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 28803
prefix 0324
ISTAT number 103057
Popular name premosellesi
Patron saint Godehard von Hildesheim ( May 4th )
Website Premosello-Chiovenda
Ossola Valley in the Piedmont region
Municipal House (Municipio) Premosello-Chiovenda
Memorial monument to Giuseppe Chiovenda
San Martino Church in Cuzzago
Farmhouses in Colloro

Premosello-Chiovenda is an Italian commune in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) in the Piedmont region , on the Simplon railway line Domodossola - Milan .

Geography and data

The historical name Premosello was expanded to Premosello-Chiovenda in 1959 in memory of the lawyer Giuseppe Chiovenda (Premosello, 1872-1937).

The municipality covers an area of ​​34  km² . The Fractions Colloro and Cuzzago belong to Premosello-Chiovenda. The neighboring municipalities are Anzola d'Ossola , Beura-Cardezza , Cossogno , Mergozzo , Ornavasso , Pieve Vergonte , San Bernardino Verbano , Trontano and Vogogna . Part of the territory is located in the Val Grande National Park .

history

On August 29, 1944 , a retaliatory action by German troops resulted in the murder of five people ( partisans ).

population

Population development
year 1861 1871 1881 1901 1921 1931 1951 1971 1991 2001 2011 2018
Residents 2162 2276 2202 2194 2229 2027 2181 2243 2153 2054 2034 1978

economy

Premosello-Chiovenda is one of the very few Italian municipalities to have a local, autonomous electricity supply. The electricity company (Pro-Colloro) dates back to 1929 and is run as a foundation.

traffic

The Premosello-Chiovenda station is of regional importance (like that of Vogogna ) as a transfer point between the Domodossola - Milan and Domodossola - Omegna - Novara routes.

Attractions

  • Parish Church of Maria Vergine Assunta, Oratory of Sant'Agostino and Oratory of Sant'Anna in Premosello.
  • Church of Madonna dello Scopello in the Ortel Cuzzago.
  • Church of San Martino preserves statues by the sculptor Giovanni Angelo Del Maino (* around 1470 in Milan ; † around 1536 there).
  • Oratory of San Gottardo in the Colloro fraction built in the 16th century.
  • Oratory of San Bernardoa in the district of Capraga.

sons and daughters of the town

  • Giuseppe Chiovenda , Italian lawyer who shaped the renewal of Italian civil procedure law and was a professor at the University of Rome. His monument stands next to the town hall (Palazzo Comunale).
  • Giampaolo Cheula (* 1979), cyclist.

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. 621, Premosello Chiovenda online (Italian)

Web links

Commons : Premosello-Chiovenda  - 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.