Vogogna
The surrounding municipalities are Beura-Cardezza, Pallanzeno, Piedimulera, Pieve Vergonte and Premosello-Chiovenda. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
Main sights
The Vogogna 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 frescoes; 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.
Twin towns — sister cities
Vogogna is twinned with:
- Lançon-Provence, France
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Piemonte" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Italian)