Formazza
| Formazza | |
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| Comune di Formazza | |
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 Formazza
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| Coordinates: 46°23′N 8°26′E / 46.383°N 8.433°ECoordinates: 46°23′N 8°26′E / 46.383°N 8.433°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) |
| Frazioni | Foppiano, Antillone, Fondovalle, Chiesa, Valdo, San Michele, Ponte, Brendo, Grovella, Canza, Sotto Frua, La Frua, Riale |
| Area | |
| • Total | 131.8 km2 (50.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,280 m (4,200 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 443 |
| • Density | 3.4/km2 (8.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Formazzini |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 28030 |
| Dialing code | 0324 |
| Website | Official website |
Formazza (Walliser German: Pomatt, Piedmontese: Formassa) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 160 km northeast of Turin and about 50 km north of Verbania, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 443 and an area of 131.8 km².[1]
The municipality of Formazza contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Foppiano, Antillone, Fondovalle, Chiesa, Valdo, San Michele, Ponte, Brendo, Grovella, Canza, Sotto Frua, La Frua, and Riale.
Formazza borders the following municipalities: Baceno, Bedretto (Switzerland), Bignasco (Switzerland), Binn (Switzerland), Bosco Gurin (Switzerland), Cavergno (Switzerland), Premia, Reckingen-Gluringen (Switzerland), Ulrichen (Switzerland).
Walser Germans founded these villages, where Walliser German is still spoken. Also the style of the houses is typically German.
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[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] Notable people
- Mario Bacher (b. 1941), ski mountaineer and cross-country skier
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