Ghiffa (Ghifa in Lombard) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northeast of Turin and about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Verbania on the western shore of the Lake Maggiore.
Ghiffa | |
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| Comune di Ghiffa | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ghiffa  | |
  Ghiffa Location of Ghiffa in Italy  Ghiffa Ghiffa (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′N 8°37′E / 45.950°N 8.617°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) |
| Frazioni | Carpiano, Cargiago, Caronio, Ceredo, Deccio, Frino, Ronco, San Maurizio, Selva, Susello |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matteo Lanino |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.95 km2 (5.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 201 m (659 ft) |
| Population (30 September 2008)[2] | |
• Total | 2,385 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ghiffesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28823 |
| Dialing code | 0323 |
| Website | Official website |
It is most famous for the Sacro Monte, a site of pilgrimage and worship close to it, inserted by UNESCO in the World Heritage List.
Notable people
edit- Peter Troubetzkoy lived in Ghiffa
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
External links
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Media related to Ghiffa at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Official web site for European Sacred Mountains (in English)
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