Re (Piedmont)

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coat of arms
Re (Italy)
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Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Verbano-Cusio-Ossola  (VB)
Coordinates 46 ° 9 '  N , 8 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 8 '46 "  N , 8 ° 34' 17"  E
height 710  m slm
surface 27 km²
Residents 705 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 26 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 28030
prefix 0324
ISTAT number 103060
Popular name Reesi
Patron saint Mauritius (Saint) ( January 15 )
Website re
Village of Re
Village of Re
Ossola Valley in the Piedmont region
The pilgrimage church of Madonna del Sangue
The pilgrimage church of Madonna del Sangue, built in 1958
The entrance of the pilgrimage church to the chapel with the image of the Madonna
The stone bridge Ponte del Maglione

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

geography

Re is in the Valle Vigezzo , not far from the border with the Swiss canton of Ticino , where the valley is called Centovalli . Re is a well-known place of pilgrimage with a rail connection ( Centovalli Railway ) to Domodossola (about 20 km to the west) and Locarno in Switzerland (about 20 km to the east). The municipality covers an area of ​​27.15  km² . Re includes the Dissimo, Folsogno, Isella, Meis, Olgia and Ponte Ribellasca factions.

The neighboring municipalities are Craveggia , Valle Cannabino , Malesco and Villette .

population

Population development
year 1861 1871 1881 1901 1921 1931 1951 1971 1991 2001 2011 2016 2018
Residents 678 711 794 795 829 867 947 902 863 830 757 767 749

traffic

Re has been on the Centovalli Railway from Locarno to Domodossola since 1923 .

Attractions

The pilgrimage church of Madonna del Sangue essentially consists of two church buildings. The older part, built between 1606 and 1628, is a single-nave basilica with a portico. This church is dedicated to San Maurizio, was built instead of a smaller previous building and has the altar with the image of the bleeding Madonna (Madonna del Sangue). The picture of the Madonna recalls the miracle of April 29, 1494. An angry citizen of Re, who had previously lost the game, had thrown a stone at the picture of the Madonna. Afterwards, this image is said to have wept bloody tears for twenty days.

Immediately afterwards, there is the second, much larger church from the 20th century without any spatial separation. The altar with the bleeding Madonna can also be seen from here. Towards the end of the 19th century, 400 years after the miracle of Re, the pilgrimage church was no longer large enough to accommodate all pilgrims. The pastor at the time, Don Giovanni Antonio Peretti, therefore strongly advocated the construction of a larger pilgrimage church. For the imposing sacred building, a few houses and stables had to be demolished. The foundation stone was laid in 1922 under the direction of the Bologna architect Edoardo Collamarini. The inauguration of the new, widely visible pilgrimage church with Byzantine domes and neo-Gothic pointed arches took place on August 5, 1958 by the Bishop of Novara .

The miracle of Re is celebrated annually. Between April 29th and May 1st there is a pilgrimage that starts in Domodossola .

  • The “Museo diocesano” is located by the pilgrimage church in the “Pilgrim's House” (end of the 19th century).
  • Romanesque stone bridge "Ponte del Maglione".

Curiosities

With three other parishes, Re is one of the Italian parishes with the shortest names consisting of only two letters. The other parishes are Ne , Ro and Vo .

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. 645.

Web links

Commons : Re  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Re (Italian) on tuttitalia.it/piemonte
  • Re (Italian) on comuni-italiani.it
  • Re (Italian) on piemonte.indettaglio.it/ita/comuni
  • Re (Piedmont) on the ETHorama platform

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.