Baveno

Baveno
Comune di Baveno
The church retains its ancient dedication to Ss Gervasio and Protasio
The church retains its ancient dedication to Ss Gervasio and Protasio
Location of Baveno
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Baveno is located in Italy
Baveno
Baveno
Location of Baveno in Italy
Baveno is located in Piedmont
Baveno
Baveno
Baveno (Piedmont)
Coordinates: 45°54′N 8°30′E / 45.900°N 8.500°E / 45.900; 8.500
CountryItaly
RegionPiedmont
ProvinceProvince of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB)
FrazioniFeriolo, Oltrefiume, Romanico, Roncaro, Loita
Area
 • Total17 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation
205 m (673 ft)
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total4,527
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
DemonymBavenesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
28831
Dialing code0323
Patron saintGervasius and Protasius
Saint day19 June
WebsiteOfficial website

Baveno is a town and comune in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, part of Piedmont, northern Italy. It is on the west shore of Lago Maggiore, 21 kilometres (13 mi) northwest of Arona by rail.

To the north-west are the famous red granite quarries, which have supplied the columns for the Cathedral of Milan, the church of San Paolo fuori le Mura at Rome, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele at Milan and other important buildings.[3]

One of the main attractions is a historic reach of villas and castles, built in the 19th century.

Baveno was occupied in the pre-Roman Iron Age by the Lepontii, a tribe of the Ligures.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Baveno". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 551.