Baveno

Comune in Piedmont, Italy
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45°54′N 8°30′E / 45.900°N 8.500°E / 45.900; 8.500CountryItalyRegionPiedmontProvinceProvince of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB)FrazioniFeriolo, Oltrefiume, Romanico, Roncaro, LoitaArea • Total17 km2 (7 sq mi)Elevation
205 m (673 ft)Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total4,527 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)DemonymBavenesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
28831
Dialing code0323Patron saintGervasius and ProtasiusSaint day19 JuneWebsiteOfficial website

Baveno is a town and comune in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, part of Piedmont, northern Italy. It is on the west shore of Lago Maggiore, 21 kilometres (13 mi) northwest of Arona by rail.

To the north-west are the famous red granite quarries, which have supplied the columns for the Cathedral of Milan, the church of San Paolo fuori le Mura at Rome, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele at Milan and other important buildings.[3]

One of the main attractions is a historic reach of villas and castles, built in the 19th century.

Baveno was occupied in the pre-Roman Iron Age by the Lepontii, a tribe of the Ligures.

Twin towns — sister cities

Baveno is twinned with:

Church of Saint Antonio and Fermo

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Baveno". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 551.

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