Vernasca

Vernasca
Country	Italy
region	Emilia-Romagna
province	Piacenza  (PC)
Local name	(la) Varnasca
Coordinates	44 ° 48 '  N , 9 ° 50'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 48 '0 "  N , 9 ° 50' 0"  E
height	457  m slm
surface	72.7 km²
Residents	2,053 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	28 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	29010
prefix	0523
ISTAT number	033044
Popular name	Vernaschesi
Patron saint	Columban of Luxeul
Website	Vernasca

Castle complex in the Vigoleno district

Vernasca is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 2053 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna . The municipality is located about 33 kilometers south-southeast of Piacenza in the Val d'Arda and borders the province of Parma . Vernasca belongs to the Comunità Montana valli del Nure e dell'Arda . Part of the municipal area is the Lago di Mignano reservoir , through which the Arda flows.

The Vigoleno Group is a member of the I borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy) association.

history

The municipality was populated by Ligurians early on . The Tollatal Abbey owned this area as Lavernasco in the Middle Ages . In the 10th century the Castello di Vigoleno was built.

Web links

Commons : Vernasca  - 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. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed August 6, 2017 (Italian).