Calasca-Castiglione
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Calasca-Castiglione 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
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 741 and an area of 57.5 km².
The municipality of Calasca-Castiglione contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Barzona, Calasca dentro, Pianezzo, Antrogna, Duiamen, Molini, Gurva, Boretta, Vigino, Porcareccia, Pecciola, Selvavecchia, Castiglione d'Ossola, Colombetti, and Meggianella.
Calasca-Castiglione borders the following municipalities: Antrona Schieranco
, Bannio Anzino
, Pallanzeno
, Piedimulera
, Pieve Vergonte
, Rimella
, Seppiana
, Valstrona
, Vanzone con San Carlo
, Viganella
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is the northernmost province in the Italian region of Piedmont. It was created in 1996 through the fusion of three distinct regions which had previously been part of the Province of Novara...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
, located about 120 km northeast of Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
and about 35 km northwest of Verbania
Verbania
Verbania is a city and comune on the shore of Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, in northwest Italy, about north-west of Milan and about from Locarno in Switzerland.-Overview:...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 741 and an area of 57.5 km².
The municipality of Calasca-Castiglione contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Barzona, Calasca dentro, Pianezzo, Antrogna, Duiamen, Molini, Gurva, Boretta, Vigino, Porcareccia, Pecciola, Selvavecchia, Castiglione d'Ossola, Colombetti, and Meggianella.
Calasca-Castiglione borders the following municipalities: Antrona Schieranco
Antrona Schieranco
Antrona Schieranco is a comune 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...
, Bannio Anzino
Bannio Anzino
Bannio Anzino is a commune of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km northeast of Turin and about 40 km west of Verbania....
, Pallanzeno
Pallanzeno
Pallanzeno is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 120 km northeast of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Verbania...
, Piedimulera
Piedimulera
Piedimulera is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km northeast of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Verbania...
, Pieve Vergonte
Pieve Vergonte
Pieve Vergonte is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km northeast of Turin and about 20 km northwest of Verbania....
, Rimella
Rimella
Rimella is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km northeast of Turin and about 70 km northwest of Vercelli...
, Seppiana
Seppiana
Seppiana is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 120 km northeast of Turin and about 30 km northwest of Verbania...
, Valstrona
Valstrona
Valstrona is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km northeast of Turin and about 25 km southwest of Verbania...
, Vanzone con San Carlo
Vanzone con San Carlo
Vanzone con San Carlo is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km northeast of Turin and about 35 km west of Verbania...
, Viganella
Viganella
thumb|ViganellaViganella is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 120 km northeast of Turin and about 30 km northwest of Verbania...
.