Baveno
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| Baveno | |
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| Comune | |
| Comune di Baveno | |
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  Baveno | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′N 8°30′E / 45.900°N 8.500°ECoordinates: 45°54′N 8°30′E / 45.900°N 8.500°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) |
| Frazioni | Feriolo, Oltrefiume, Romanico, Roncaro, Loita |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,527 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bavenesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 28831 |
| Dialing code | 0323 |
| Patron saint | Santi Gervasio e Protasio |
| Saint day | 19 June |
| Website | Official website |
Baveno is a town and comune in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, part of Piedmont, northern Italy. It is located on the west shore of Lago Maggiore, 13 miles North West of Arona by rail.
To the north-west are the famous red granite quarries, which have supplied the columns for the Cathedral of Milan, the church of San Paolo fuori le Mura at Rome, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele at Milan and other important buildings.
One of the main attractions is an historic reach of villas and castles, built in the 19th century.
Baveno was occupied in the pre-Roman Iron Age by the Lepontii, a tribe of the Ligures.
Chiesa dei SS Antonio e Fermo. Baveno. 2007
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press
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