Verbania

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Comune di Verbania
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Coat of arms of Comune di Verbania
Municipal coat of arms
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Piedmont
Province Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB)
Mayor Claudio Zanotti (since June 13, 2004)
Elevation 197 m (646 ft)
Area 37 km² (14 sq mi)
Population (as of December 31, 2004)
 - Total 30,796
 - Density 832/km² (2,155/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 45°56′N, 08°32′E
Gentilic Verbanesi
Dialing code 0323
Postal code 28900, 28921-28925
Frazioni Antoliva, Bieno, Biganzolo, Cavandone, Fondotoce, Intra, Pallanza, Possaccio, Suna, Torchiedo, Trobaso, Zoverallo
Patron St. Victor
 - Day May 8
Website: www.comune.verbania.it

Verbania is a city and comune (commune) on the shore of Lake Maggiore, Piedmont in northwest Italy. It was created by the 1939 merger of the cities of Intra and Pallanza. Since 1992 it has been the capital of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola.

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Verbania is twinned with the following cities and towns:

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