Ornavasso
Sign in to saveOrnavasso (Ossolano: Urnavass, Walser German: Urnafasch) 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.
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Ornavasso is a small municipality located in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, situated in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola northeast of Turin. The town is known by different names in local languages—Urnavass in Ossolano and Urnafasch in Walser German—reflecting the linguistic diversity of its Alpine region.
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- Italian comune.name
- Ornavasso
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Ornavasso
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Chiesa_di_San_Nicolao_-_Ornavasso_panorama_2.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Panoramic view
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Ornavasso-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.region
- Piedmont
- Italian comune.province
- Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Migiandone
- Italian comune.mayor
- Filippo Cigala Fulgosi
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 25.9
- Italian comune.population_total
- 3334
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 December 2021
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Ornavasso (Ossolano: Urnavass, Walser German: Urnafasch) 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.
==Overview== Ornavasso borders the following municipalities: Anzola d'Ossola, Gravellona Toce, Mergozzo, Premosello Chiovenda. In the area there are two necropolises of the Lepontii-Celtic culture, dating to 2nd century BC – 1st century AD. From the 14th century to the late 19th century, Ornavasso and its frazione of Migiandone were a language island of Walser German, due to the presence of immigrants from the Simplon area. Traces of the German culture persist in the local dialect and the Carnival tradition.