Vogogna
Encyclopedia
Vogogna is a comune
(municipality) at the heart of the Val d’Ossola in the Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piedmont
, Italy
, about 20 km north-west of Verbania
. The municipality (population 1,702) is centred around the town of Vogogna and extends over an area of 15.28 km², partly within the Val Grande National Park; the elevation varies between 211 and 2018 metres above sea-level. Outlying settlements (frazioni) within the municipality include Prata, Dresio and Genestredo.
The surrounding muicipalities are Beura-Cardezza
, Pallanzeno
, Piedimulera
, Pieve Vergonte
and Premosello-Chiovenda
.
The Visconti
castle, in via Castello, was built in 1344 for the bishop of Novara, Giovanni Visconti, and extended in 1449. Above the castle are the remains of the old rocca
which dates from the ninth or tenth century.
The Palazzo Pretorio, or broletto
, was constructed in 1348, also at the behest of Giovanni Visconti.
The Sacro Cuore di Gesú is the parish church which was erected between 1894 and 1904 in a neo-gothic style.
San Pietro, in the frazione Dresio, is a church of ancient origins and contains two noted fifteenth-century fresco
es; it has been suggested that the figure representing a Servite saint has recently been identified as Pellegrino Laziosi, the most prominent saint of that order.
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) at the heart of the Val d’Ossola in the Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, 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...
, Italy
Italy
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, about 20 km north-west 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:...
. The municipality (population 1,702) is centred around the town of Vogogna and extends over an area of 15.28 km², partly within the Val Grande National Park; the elevation varies between 211 and 2018 metres above sea-level. Outlying settlements (frazioni) within the municipality include Prata, Dresio and Genestredo.
The surrounding muicipalities are Beura-Cardezza
Beura-Cardezza
Beura-Cardezza 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...
, 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....
and Premosello-Chiovenda
Premosello-Chiovenda
Premosello-Chiovenda is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 110 km northeast of Turin and about 15 km northwest of Verbania....
.
Architecture
House of Visconti
Visconti is the family name of two important Italian noble dynasties of the Middle Ages. There are two distinct Visconti families: The first one in the Republic of Pisa in the mid twelfth century who achieved prominence first in Pisa, then in Sardinia where they became rulers of Gallura...
castle, in via Castello, was built in 1344 for the bishop of Novara, Giovanni Visconti, and extended in 1449. Above the castle are the remains of the old rocca
Rocca (architecture)
Rocca is an Italian term meaning a high, fortifiable stronghold, usually located in smaller towns, beneath or on which the village or town clustered, within which its inhabitants might take refuge at times of trouble; under its owners' patronage the settlement might hope to find prosperity in...
which dates from the ninth or tenth century.
The Palazzo Pretorio, or broletto
Broletto
Broletto is an ancient Italian word, from medieval Latin "broilum, brogilum", which probably derives from a Celtic word. Its first meaning is "little orchard or garden"; hence the meaning "field surrounded by a wall"...
, was constructed in 1348, also at the behest of Giovanni Visconti.
The Sacro Cuore di Gesú is the parish church which was erected between 1894 and 1904 in a neo-gothic style.
San Pietro, in the frazione Dresio, is a church of ancient origins and contains two noted fifteenth-century fresco
Fresco
Fresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
es; it has been suggested that the figure representing a Servite saint has recently been identified as Pellegrino Laziosi, the most prominent saint of that order.
External links
- Comune di Vogogna (VB)
- A.C.O.I. , the Associazione Culturale Ossola Inferiore, a local group concerned the history, buildings and culture of the lower Ossola valley.