| Comune di Domodossola | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Verbano Cusio Ossola (VB) |
| Mayor | Michele Marinello |
| Elevation | 272 m (892 ft) |
| Area | 36. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (Italian Provincia del Verbano Cusio Ossola) is the northernmost province in the Italian region of Piedmont 93 km² (14 sq mi) |
| Population (as of December 31, 2004) | |
| - Total | 18,434 |
| - Density | 499/km² (1,292/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Domesi |
| Dialing code | 0324 |
| Postal code | 28845 |
| Frazioni | Mocogna, Castanedo, Badulerio, San Quirico, Calice, Borgata Casa Delle Rane, Calvario, Corte, Gabi Valle, Boschetto, Siberia, Nosere |
| Patron | Sts. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Here are a list of area codes in Italy. All numbers here begin with the country code (0039 A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a Comune; for other Administrative Gervasius and Protasius |
| - Day | 19 June |
| Website: www.comune.domodossola.vb.it | |
Domodossola is a city in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont, Italy, earlier known as Oscela, Oscella, Oscella dei Leponzi, Ossolo, Ossola Lepontiorum, and Domo d'Ossola (because it is in the Ossola valley). For other uses of the names "Gervase" and "Protase" and their variants see Gervasius and Protasius (disambiguation. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (Italian Provincia del Verbano Cusio Ossola) is the northernmost province in the Italian region of Piedmont Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Ossola is an area of Italy situated North of the Lago Maggiore.
Domodossola is situated at the confluence of the Bogna and Toce Rivers, and is home to 18,500 people, mostly Italian speaking and Roman Catholic in religion. The Toce is a river in Piedmont, Italy, which stretches the length of the Val d'Ossola from the Swiss border to Lake Maggiore Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy.
The city is located at the foot of the Italian Alps, and acts as a minor passenger-rail hub. Its strategic location accommodates Swiss rail passengers, acting as an international stopping-point between Locarno (a Swiss city of Italian language) and Brig (a Swiss city of German language) through the Simplon Pass (Italian: Sempione). Locarno is the capital of the Locarno district, located on the northern tip of Lake Maggiore ( Lago Maggiore) in the Swiss canton of Brig (Brigue Briga is the capital of the municipality of Brig-Glis in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland Simplon Pass ( Italian: Passo del Sempione) (2008 m /6589 ft) is a high Mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and the
Economy is mostly based on services, the working of stones, and mechanics industry. The valley in the area are rich of dams and hydroelectric plants.
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History
Domodossola was the chief town of the Lepontii when the Romans conquered the region in 12 BCE. The Lepontii were an ancient people occupying portions of Rhaetia (in modern Switzerland and Italy) in the Alps during the time of the Roman Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC
During World War II Domodossola was part of an uprising against the Germans, whereby the valley of Ossola declared itself a republic and broke away from Fascist Italy. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology The rebellion was crushed by German troops within a few months, but was an important symbol for anti-fascist movements within Italy until the end of the war. The Italian Resistance movement was a partisan force during World War II.
Main sights
- Cathedral of St. Gervasius and Protasius.
- Palazzo Silva (17th century).
Domodossola is most famous for the Sacro Monte Calvario, a site of pilgrimage and worship close to it. The Sacred Mountain of Domodossola (also known as Sacro Monte Calvario) is a Roman Catholic sanctuary on the Mattarella Hill overlooking Domodossola In Religion and Spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or Search of great Moral significance
Trivia
Its name is widely known in Italy as part of the local spelling alphabet as the entry: "D for Domodossola". A spelling alphabet, radio alphabet, or telephone alphabet is a set of words which are used to stand for the letters of an Alphabet.
Twin towns
See also
- Ossola. Brig (Brigue Briga is the capital of the municipality of Brig-Glis in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland Ossola is an area of Italy situated North of the Lago Maggiore.
- Website in English (Nederlands, Francais, Deutsch, Italiano)
- [http://www.domoworkshop.com/ Website about the First International Workshop in Urban and Environmental Design of Domodossola.