Quarna Sopra

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Quarna Sopra
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Quarna Sopra (Italy)
Quarna Sopra
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Verbano-Cusio-Ossola  (VB)
Coordinates 45 ° 52 ′  N , 8 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 52 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 22 ′ 0 ″  E
height 860  m slm
surface 9 km²
Residents 248 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 28 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 28020
prefix 0323
ISTAT number 103058
Popular name quarnesi
Patron saint Stephen ( December 26th )
Website Quarna Sopra
Parish Church of Santo Stefano
Parish hall

Quarna Sopra is an Italian commune in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) in the Piedmont region .

geography

The municipality covers an area of ​​9  km² . The place is at an altitude of 860 m above sea level. M. The neighboring municipalities are Germagno , Loreglia , Omegna , Quarna Sotto and Valstrona .

population

Population development
year 1861 1871 1881 1901 1921 1931 1951 1971 1991 2001 2011 2018
Residents 573 633 678 700 642 621 514 439 328 318 289 253

Attractions

  • Parish Church of Santo Stefano built in the second half of the 16th century
  • Oratory Madonna del Pero built at the end of the 16th century
  • Sanctuary of Fontegno (17th century)
  • Oratory of San Rocco (13th-14th centuries)

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. 608, Quarna Sopra online (Italian)

Web links

Commons : Quarna Sopra  - 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.