Ghiffa
Appearance
Ghiffa | |
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Comune di Ghiffa | |
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 |
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.
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
- Peter Troubetzkoy lived in Ghiffa
References
- ^ "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
Media related to Ghiffa at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Official web site for European Sacred Mountains (in English)