Pallanza is a district of the Italian ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) 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 ab ...

. It is located in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, on the bank of Lake Maggiore.

History

Pallanza was autonomous until 1939 when it was merged with Intra to form Verbania under the royal decree n. 702 of 4 April 1939. Pallanza hosted the

1906 European Rowing Championships The 1906 European Rowing Championships were rowing championships held in the Italian commune of Pallanza on Lake Maggiore on 9 September. The competition was for men only and they competed in five boat classes (M1x, M2x, M2+, M4+, M8+). Medal sum ...

References

Municipalities of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Populated places on Lake Maggiore {{VerbanoCusioOssola-geo-stub