Stresa
Sign in to saveStresa () is a comune of about 4,600 residents on the shores of Lake Maggiore in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the Italian region of Piedmont. about northwest of Milan. It is situated on road and rail routes to the Simplon Pass.
AI overview
Stresa is a small town of about 4,600 people located on the shores of Lake Maggiore in northern Italy's Piedmont region, near Milan. It has historical importance as a location on major road and rail routes leading to the Simplon Pass, a key Alpine crossing.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Stresa
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Stresa
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Stresa Levo.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Stresa and Lake Maggiore
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Stresa-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.province
- (VB)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Brisino, Campino, Carciano, Levo, Binda, Passera, San Giovanni, Someraro, Vedasco, Magognino, Stropino, Alpino, Motta del Santo, Mottarone, Isola Bella, Isola Pescatori, La Sacca
- Italian comune.mayor
- Marcella Severino
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 35.36
- Italian comune.population_total
- 4600
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 1 January 2021
Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Transport
- Main sights
- Famous buildings of Stresa in movies
- Stresa in fiction
- References
- External links
Stresa () is a comune of about 4,600 residents on the shores of Lake Maggiore in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the Italian region of Piedmont. about northwest of Milan. It is situated on road and rail routes to the Simplon Pass.
==History== thumb|150px|left|The Grand Hotel in Stresa The name of the town first appeared in documents on 15 January AD 998 as "Strixsya"; later "Strexia", "Strexa" and "Stresia" were used. In 1014 Stresa was donated by Emperor Henry II to the female Benedictine monastery of San Felice of Pavia. In the 15th century it grew into a fishing community and owed feudal allegiance to the House of Visconti of Milan. It subsequently came under the control of the Borromeo family.