- Ghiffa
Infobox CityIT
img_coa =ghiffa-Stemma.gif
official_name =Comune di Ghiffa
name = Ghiffa
region =Piedmont
province =Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB)
elevation_m = 201
area_total_km2 = 13.95
population_as_of =2006-05-31 All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical instituteIstat .]
population_total = 2400
population_density_km2 = 170.11
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|45|57|N|8|37|E|type:city(2,382)_region:IT
frazioni =
telephone = 0323
postalcode = 28055
gentilic = Ghiffesi
saint =
day =
mayor =Roberto Suman
website = [http://comune.ghiffa.vb.it/ comune.ghiffa.vb.it]
mapy = 8.6167
mapx = 45.9500Ghiffa is a "
comune " (municipality) in theProvince of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian regionPiedmont , located about 120 km northeast ofTurin and about 7 km northeast ofVerbania .It is most famous for the Sacro Monte, a site of
pilgrimage and worship close to it.Ghiffa borders the following municipalities:
Arizzano , Bee,Castelveccana ,Laveno-Mombello ,Oggebbio ,Porto Valtravaglia ,Premeno ,Verbania .acro Monte di Ghiffa
In
2003 , the Sacred Mountain of Ghiffa was inserted byUNESCO in theWorld Heritage List .Demographic evolution
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References
External links
* [http://comune.ghiffa.vb.it/ Official city website]
* [http://www.sacrimonti.net/User/index.php?PAGE=Sito_it/Catalogo_eng Official web site for European Sacred Mountains] en icon
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