Provincia Del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
The province has a total population of some 160,000, distributed over an area of 2,255 square kilometres (871 sq mi), with the biggest population centres being its capital Verbania on the shores of Lago Maggiore, Domodossola the main town of the Ossola, and Omegna at the northern end of Lago d’Orta.
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Municipal subdivisions
There are 74 comuni (sg.: comune) in the province.[1] The largest by population are:
Comune | Population | |
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Verbania | 30,836 | ![]() |
Domodossola | 18,362 | ![]() |
Omegna | 15,949 | ![]() |
Gravellona Toce | 7,595 | ![]() |
Villadossola | 6,915 | ![]() |
Cannobio | 5,113 | ![]() |
Stresa | 5,104 | ![]() |
Culture
UNESCO Sacred Mountains
In 2003, the Sacred Mountain of Domodossola and the Sacred Mountain of Ghiffa were inserted by UNESCO in the World Heritage List.
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Sacro Monte di Domodossola
View of the chapels IX and XI -
Sacro Monte di Domodossola
Chapel IX -
Sacro Monte di Domodossola
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Sacro Monte di Ghiffa
Crucifixion and Trinity, 16th century -
Sacro Monte di Ghiffa
Unknown artist of the 18th century, Three Angels visiting Abraham -
Sacro Monte di Ghiffa
Landscape from the Sacro Monte
Cuisine
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Common in the whole Insubria area are bruscitti, originating from Alto Milanese, which consist in a braised meat dish cut very thin and cooked in wine and fennel seeds, historically obtained by stripping leftover meat.
Demographics
The top eight countries of origin of the inhabitants of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola with foreign citizenship at 31 December 2010 were:
Ukraine: 1724
Morocco: 1402
Romania: 1233
Albania: 770
China: 737
Senegal: 429
Germany: 315
Switzerland: 219