Formazza ( wae, Pumât, pms, Formassa) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (Italian: ''Provincia del Verbano Cusio Ossola'' ) is the northernmost province in the Italian region of Piedmont. It was created in 1992 through the fusion of three geographical areas which had previously been part of the Pr ...
in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about northeast of
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...
and about north of
Verbania
Verbania (, , ) is the most populous ''comune'' (municipality) and the capital city of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. It is situated on the shore of Lake Maggiore, about north-west of Milan and ...
, on the border with Switzerland.
Formazza borders the following municipalities:
Baceno
Baceno ( Lombard ''Bascén'', Walser German: ''Aager'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Verbania, on the border with S ...
,
Bedretto
Bedretto is a municipality and a village in the Val Bedretto, the upper most part of the river Ticino. It belongs to the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
History
In 1906 pre-Roman graves and a Roman era villa and co ...
(Switzerland),
Bignasco (Switzerland),
Binn
Binn (Walser German: ''Bìi'') is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
The Binn Valley is known for its rich mineral deposits, some types of which are unique to the area. The notable Lengenbach Quar ...
(Switzerland),
Bosco/Gurin
Bosco/Gurin (Walser German: ''Gurin'' / ''Guryn'', Lombard: ''Bosch'' / ''Gürin'') is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The village is near the end of the valley of Bosco Gurin, near the Italian ...
(Switzerland),
Cavergno
Cavergno is a village in the district of Vallemaggia, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. On 22 October 2006 Cavergno lost its status as an independent municipality when together with the village of Bignasco it was incorporated into the munic ...
(Switzerland),
Premia
Premia (Walser German: ''Saley'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Verbania, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 ...
,
Reckingen-Gluringen
Reckingen-Gluringen is a former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed in 2004 from the union of the villages and municipalities of Reckingen and Gluringen.[Ulrichen
Ulrichen is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The population () was 219.
Ulrichen was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and O ...]
(Switzerland).
The village was founded by
Walser
The Walser people are the speakers of the Walser German dialects, a variety of Highest Alemannic.
They inhabit the region of the Alps of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, as well as the fringes of Italy and Austria.
The Walser people are named af ...
and
Walser German
Walser German (german: Walserdeutsch) and Walliser German (, locally ) are a group of Highest Alemannic dialects spoken in parts of Switzerland (Valais, Ticino, Grisons), Italy (Piedmont, Aosta Valley), Liechtenstein (Triesenberg, Planken), an ...
is still spoken.
Geography and climate
The village is situated about an elevation of above sea level on the Formazza plateau in Formazza valley. Its altitude and location directly under the high mountains of the western Alps influences the climate. In fact, there is an average of more than one meter and thirty centimeters of precipitation per year (especially snow). The climate is the type ''Dfb''/''Dfc'' (
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
), which means it is a humid continental climate with fresh and short summers (but usually there is no dry season). The annual average temperature is about and usually the coldest month (January) has a daily mean temperature of about . The lowest values can reach about . The hottest month (July) has an average temperature of about and the summer lasts less than three months.
''Frazioni''
''Frazioni'', or subdivisions of Formazza (first name in Italian, second name in
Walser
The Walser people are the speakers of the Walser German dialects, a variety of Highest Alemannic.
They inhabit the region of the Alps of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, as well as the fringes of Italy and Austria.
The Walser people are named af ...
dialect):
* Antillone / Buneigä
* Brendo / In dä Brendu
* Canza / Früttwald - Früduwald
* Chiesa - Alla Chiesa / Zer Chilchu - Andermatten - An där Mattu - In där Mattu
* Fondovalle / Stafelwald - Schtaafuwaald
* Foppiano / Untermstalden - Unnerum Schtaldä
* Frua / Uf der Frütt
* Sotto Frua / Unter der Frütt
* Grovella / Gurfelen - Gurfelä
* Morasco / Moraschg
* Ponte - Al Ponte / Zum Steg - Zumstäg - Zumschtäg - Zer Briggu
* Riale / Kehrbäch(i) - Cherbäch
* Valdo / Wald - Waald
* San Michele / Tuffwaald - Tuffalt
People
*
Mario Bacher (b. 1941), ski mountaineer and cross-country skier
References
External links
Official website
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Cities and towns in Piedmont