Luzzogno

Luzzogno
Frazione
Luzzogno

Location of Luzzogno in Italy

Coordinates: IT 45°54′52″N 8°20′41″E / 45.91444°N 8.34472°E / 45.91444; 8.34472Coordinates: IT 45°54′52″N 8°20′41″E / 45.91444°N 8.34472°E / 45.91444; 8.34472
Country  Italy
Region  Piedmont
Province Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB)
Comune Valstrona
Elevation[1] 707 m (2,320 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
  Total 353
Demonym(s)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 28897
Dialing code (+39) 0323

Luzzogno is a frazione (and parish[3] ) of the municipality of Valstrona,[1] in Piedmont, northern Italy.

Overview

Madonna della Colletta sanctuary

It is a village located some km from the main road of the Valle Strona, on the left side of Strona river.[1]

Since 1928 it was a separate comune (municipality).[4]

Naming

Luzzogno should come from the latin Lux-omnium (light of everybody, or light of all the valley) or from Lucus-Usium, literally Usi's forest, being the Usi the old inhabitants of the area.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0), published by Regione Piemonte - 2007
  2. 14° Censimento generale della popolazione e delle abitazioni, Istat on-line data: dawinci.istat.it (accessed in June 2013)
  3. Parrocchia di Luzzogno (abitazione parroco) www.elenchitelefonici.it(accessed on October 2013)
  4. Gazzetta ufficiale del Regno d'Italia - year 69 nr.8, January 11th 1928; page 128; on-line in .pdf on (accessed on October 2013)
  5. Benvenuti a Luzzogno!, on-line page on www.luzzogno.it (accessed on July 2013)

External links

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