Formazza
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| State of | Italy |
| region | Piemont |
| province | Verbano Cusio Ossola (VB) |
| geographical location | of 46° 23 ' N 8° 26 ' O |
| height | of 916 m and. NN |
| surface | 131 km ² |
| inhabitant | 461 (01.01.2004) |
| population density | 3 Einwohner/km ² |
| postal zip code | 28030 |
| preselection | +39 (0) - 324 |
| ISTAT - code | 103031 |
| name of the inhabitants | Formazzini |
| protection patron | San Bernardo |
| Website | formazza.vb.it |
Formazza (dt. Pomatt) is a municipality with 461 inhabitants (conditions: 2004) in the Italian province Verbano Cusio Ossola (VB), region Piemont. It covers the Val Formazza, the highest section from the river of the Toce (wdt. Riis) of formed valley. Over the Griespass (border crossing to Switzerland) a connection to the Nufenenpass exists, of where out one in the Goms in the canton whale-read or in the Val Bedretto in the canton Tessin arrive can. In former times the valley was an important traffic route, led of whale-reads nevertheless a seam way over the Griespass into the Lombardei.
The municipality covers nine Weiler inhabited all year round: Foppiano (wdt. Unnrum Schtaldä), hair dryer DOV all (wdt. Schtafelwald, Chiesa (other mat one), San Michele (wdt. Tuffwald), Valdo (forest), Ponte (to the Schtäg), Brendo (Brendu), Grovella (Gurfelä) and Canza (Früttwald).
The continuation of the Val Formazza until Domodossola is called Valle Antigorio.
Italian neighbour municipalities are Baceno and Premia, which are in the Valle Antigorio. In addition the municipality borders on Swiss of cantons whale-reads (the west) and Tessin (the east). Formazza is the northernmost municipality of the Piemonts.
history
in the Middle Ages the Val Formazza of Walsern settles from the Goms to comb and thus German-language. Numerous German Flurnamen remind until today of this settlement. Twice the Val Formazza was occupied by Swiss of the old confederation and was a common rule. After the battle with Marignano in 1515 had the oath comrades the valley at France transfer.
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coordinates: 46° 23 ' N, 8° 26 ' O
