Quarna Sotto

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Quarna Sotto
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Quarna Sotto (Italy)
Quarna Sotto
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Verbano-Cusio-Ossola  (VB)
Coordinates 45 ° 52 '  N , 8 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 52 '0 "  N , 8 ° 21' 0"  E
height 802  m slm
surface 16.04 km²
Residents 386 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 24 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 28896
prefix 0323
ISTAT number 103059
Popular name quarnesi
Patron saint San Nicola ( December 6th )
Website Quarna Sotto
Quarna Sotto
Quarna Sotto
Oratory of San Rocco in Alp Camasca

Quarna Sotto is a municipality in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) in the Piedmont region .

geography

The municipality covers an area of ​​16.04  km² . The place is at an altitude of 802 m above sea level. the M. The neighboring municipalities are Nonio , Omegna , Quarna Sopra , Valstrona and Varallo Sesia .

population

Population development
year 1861 1871 1881 1901 1921 1931 1951 1971 1991 2001 2011 2018
Residents 837 861 878 894 1008 927 765 607 475 427 420 393

Attractions

  • Parish Church of San Nicolao which was expanded in the 18th century on the foundations of another already existing sacred building. Inside, the high altar protrudes from polychrome marble; Also of note is the organ, the work of Luigi Maroni Biroldi from Varese (1837).
  • Oratorium del Saliente was frescoed by Giovanni Avondo at the beginning of the 19th century.
  • Museo Etnografico e dello Strumento Musicale a Fiato in which musical instruments are exhibited and the craft techniques of building are illustrated.

Camasca Alm

In 1970 the carriage ride to Camasca, the largest and most beautiful alpine pasture in the Quarna Sotto, was completed; it is the traditional place of the festivities of San Rocco. Until 1944, a large part of the population of Quarna Sotto spent the summer months here. The pasture is criss-crossed by numerous hiking trails, including the ascent to Massa del Turlo and Monte Croce.

Personalities

  • Carlo Casanova (* June 21, 1871 in Crema ; † May 11, 1950 in Quarna Sotto) an Italian painter and copper engraver.

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 Sotto online (Italian)

Web links

Commons : Quarna Sotto  - 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.