Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province
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| State : | Italy |
| Region : | Piedmont |
| Capital: | Verbania |
| Area : | 2,255 km² |
| Residents : | 158,941 (Dec. 31, 2019) |
| Population density : | 70.5 inhabitants / km² |
| Number of municipalities: | 74 |
| License plate : | VB |
| ISO-3166-2 identification : | IT-VB |
| President: | Paolo Ravaioli |
| Website: | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province |
The province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy . It was created in 1992 from parts of the Novara province . It essentially comprises the Toce river basin and the west bank of Lake Maggiore . Verbano is an alternative name for Lake Maggiore and the area around Verbania , Cusio for Lake Orta and its area, while Ossola stands for Val d'Ossola .
coat of arms
Description: The coat of arms is divided. Above, in red, a vertical golden key with the beard to the dividing line and pointing to the right between two silver three-horns ; below three oblique blue-white cloud sections . The crown of the banner man hovers over the shield , in which there is an oak branch on the right and an olive branch on the left and is tied under it with a ribbon in the Italian colors.
Largest communities
(As of June 30, 2005)
| local community | Residents |
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| Verbania | 30,818 |
| Domodossola | 18,379 |
| Omegna | 15,910 |
| Gravellona Toce | 7,592 |
| Villadossola | 6,925 |
| Cannobio | 5,075 |
| Stresa | 5,073 |
| Crevoladossola | 4,766 |
| Baveno | 4,747 |
| Casale Corte Cerro | 3,408 |
| Ornavasso | 3,257 |
Culture and sights
In Domodossola is the Sacro Monte di Domodossola , part of the Sacri Monti . The Sacri Monti in Piedmont and Lombardy have been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Northern Italy since 2003 .
