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| Antrona Schieranco | |||
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| Comune di Antrona Schieranco | |||
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 Antrona Schieranco
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| Coordinates: 46°4′N 8°7′E / 46.067°N 8.117°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Piedmont | ||
| Province | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) | ||
| Frazioni | Cheggio, Locasca, Madonna, Rovesca | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Claudio Simona | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 100.7 km2 (38.9 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 902 m (2,959 ft) | ||
| Population (Dec. 2004[1]) | |||
| • Total | 529 | ||
| • Density | 5.3/km2 (13.6/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Antronesi | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 28841 | ||
| Dialing code | 0324 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Antrona Schieranco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 120 km northeast of Turin and about 35 km northwest of Verbania, in a branch of the Val d'Ossola, on the border with Switzerland.
Antrona Schieranco borders the following municipalities: Bognanco, Calasca-Castiglione, Ceppo Morelli, Montescheno, Saas Almagell (Switzerland), Vanzone con San Carlo, Viganella, Zwischbergen (Switzerland). Until 1946, it was a center for silver and gold mining.
The Portjengrat (Italian: Pizzo d'Andolla) is located nearby.
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