Trarego Viggiona

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Trarego Viggiona
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Trarego Viggiona (Italy)
Trarego Viggiona
Country Italy
region Piedmont
province Verbano-Cusio-Ossola  (VB)
Coordinates 46 ° 4 '  N , 8 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 4 '0 "  N , 8 ° 35' 0"  E
height 771  m slm
surface 18 km²
Residents 413 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 23 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 28826
prefix 0323
ISTAT number 103066
Popular name trareghesi
Patron saint Martin of Tours ( November 11th )
Website Trarego Viggiona
Trarego
Altar by the wayside

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

geography

The place is located northwest of Cannero Riviera at an altitude of 771 m above sea level. M. and thus about 580 m above Lake Maggiore . The municipality covers an area of ​​18  km² . Trarego, Viggiona and Cheglio are part of the Trarego Viggiona. The neighboring municipalities are Aurano , Cannero Riviera , Cannobio , Falmenta and Oggebbio .

history

On February 25, 1945, nine partisans of the Volante Cucciolo formation were surrounded by the fascist militias of the Milizia Confinaria under the command of Major Martinez and Captain Nisi and then barbarically shot.
Not least because of the anti-fascist commitment of its citizens, the community was highly honored in 2008.

Honors

The President of the Republic of Italy awarded the municipality of Trarego Viggiona on June 26, 2008 the silver medal for civil service (1943-1945).

population

Population development
year 1861 1871 1881 1901 1921 1931 1951 1971 1991 2001 2011 2018
Residents 994 961 891 932 809 724 658 481 456 379 392 413

traffic

A partly narrow, winding road leads from Cannero via Piancassone to Viggiona and then to Cheglio and Trarego. Trarego-Viggiona is connected to the public transport network: a minibus runs three times a day to and from Cannero, from there there are boat connections to Luino and Intra-Verbania or to Switzerland. There is also a bus commuting between Brissago (CH) and Pallanza. Trarego can be reached on foot via the old road from Cannero-Piancassone or from Oggiogno.

tourism

There is a multitude of possibilities for hiking enthusiasts : The local mountain Monte Carza (1116 m) offers a panoramic view of the Cannobinertal, Switzerland, Luino and on to Laveno; from Trarego it can be reached on foot in about 1.5 hours. Monte Spalavera (1534 m) and Monte Morissolo (1311 m above sea level), which can be reached from Trarego via Oggiogno in about 3.5 hours , also offer a beautiful view . You can also drive close to both peaks on the pass road to Il Colle and comfortably reach the summit in about 30 minutes.

Culture

There are numerous traditional festivals, such as the "Festa da San Eurosia", a religious festival in the Oratorio San Eurosia in early August or the "Festa della Birra" (beer festival) in August. At the beginning of September Trarego invites you to the "Castagnata": Freshly harvested chestnuts are roasted and eaten in the traditional way over an open fire. In Trarego there is the "Museo tattile di Scienze naturali del lago e della montagna" ( tattile : touch or feel). The museum wants to bring the local nature between mountains and lake to life. Churches can be visited in both Viggiona and Trarego, as well as in Cheglio. The church in Trarego, which is dedicated to St. Martin, offers some special treasures: the carved statues of Nera the Loreto (Black Madonna), the Madonna della Cintura and St. Carlo Borromeo, all from the 18th century. The Oratorio San Eurosia, which is outside Trarego, is a nice place to stay. The forests around Trarego Viggiona testify to the earlier use of every piece of land, no matter how steep it is: the slopes are terraced with dry stone walls and there are countless more or less crumbling rustichi (stone houses). The "Linea Cadorna", which the Italian General Cadorna had built between 1915 and 1918 to defend against an attack from the north, is also of historical importance. Between Monte Carza and Monte Zeda, trenches and partially disintegrated military installations can still be found in many places.

Attractions

  • Parish church of San Martino preserves a polyptych from the late 16th century, a wooden cross and a wooden pulpit, both from the 18th century.
  • Old Romanesque church in the cemetery preserves medieval frescoes.
  • Museo Tattile di scienze naturali del Lago e della Montagna.

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. 616, Trarego Viggiona online (Italian)

Web links

Commons : Trarego Viggiona  - 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.
  2. ↑ https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/265202