Ramponio Verna

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Until 2016, Ramponio Verna was an independent municipality in the province of Como in Lombardy . It was made up of the two districts of Ramponio (community seat) and Verna.

geography

The former municipal area lies between Lake Lugano and Lake Como at an altitude of about 705  m slm

history

The community of Ramponio Verna was awarded the War Cross for Military Bravery for military bravery, for the victims of its population and for their work in the partisan struggle of the Resistancea . On January 1, 2017, Ramponio Verna merged with the municipalities of Lanzo d'Intelvi and Pellio Intelvi to form the new municipality of Alta Valle Intelvi . Neighboring communities were Claino con Osteno , Laino , Lanzo d'Intelvi, Pellio Intelvi and Valsolda . At the time of the merger, the community had 465 inhabitants.

Attractions

  • In the district of Ramponio : parish church of San Benedetto with frescoes
  • San Pancrazio Church with frescoes
  • Sant'Ambrogio Church
  • Church of Sant'Antonio ai Monti
  • Oratorio Vergine Assunta
  • Oratory of San Giovanni Nepomuk
  • Pietro Gàuli Museum in the Verna district

Personalities

literature

  • Emilio Maroni: La Valle Intelvi. Contributi per la conoscenza di arte, archeologia, ambiente, architettura, storia e lettere intelvesi, Chiese ed oratori di Ramponio-Verna. Como 1997, pp. 29-30.
  • Daniela Pauli-Falconi: Intelvi, Val d '. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2008 .
  • Andrea Spiriti, Maria Cristina Terzaghi, Giovanna Virgilio: Guide della Provincia di Como. Because Cernobbio alla Valle Intelvi. Como 1997, pp. 144, 146.

Web links

Commons : Ramponio Verna  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence