Santa Maria Maggiore (

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: ''Santa Marìa'') is a ''

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) in the

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in the

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region

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, in

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, located about northeast of

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and about north of

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, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,236 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute

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Santa Maria Maggiore borders the following municipalities:

Campo (Vallemaggia) Campo is a municipality in the district of Vallemaggia in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. History In the 15th century, the Valle di Campo along with Cevio, Bignasco and Cavergno formed the ''Roana Superior'', a kind of administrative distr ...

(Switzerland),

Craveggia Craveggia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about north of Domodossola, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a pop ...

Druogno Druogno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about north of Verbania. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 955 and an area of .All d ...

Malesco Malesco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about north of Verbania, the provincial capital. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population o ...

Masera Masera 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. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,483 and an area of . ...

Montecrestese Montecrestese 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 December 2004, it had ...

Toceno Toceno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about north of Verbania. Toceno borders the following municipalities: Craveggia, Santa Maria Magg ...

Trontano Trontano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian Piedmont region, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Verbania. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,684 and an area of ...

, Vergeletto (Switzerland). Santa Maria Maggiore is located on the narrow gauge Domodossola–Locarno railway, also known as the Vigezzo railway (Italian: Vigezzina) which negotiates the rugged Italian Alps terrain between

Domodossola Domodossola (; Lombard: Dòm) is a city and ''comune'' in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont, northern Italy. It was also known as Oscela, Oscella, Oscella dei Leponzi, Ossolo, Ossola Lepontiorum, and Domo d'Ossola ...

, Italy, on the east and

Locarno , neighboring_municipalities= Ascona, Avegno, Cadenazzo, Cugnasco, Gerra (Verzasca), Gambarogno, Gordola, Lavertezzo, Losone, Minusio, Muralto, Orselina, Tegna, Tenero-Contra , twintowns =* Gagra, Georgia * Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic ...

, Switzerland, on the west. It also passes through the villages of Intragna, and Malesco.Maps of North Italy and the Piedmont

References

External links

comune.santamariamaggiore.vb.it/
*http://english.santamariamaggiore.info/ {{Verbania-geo-stub