Domodossola

Domodossola (Piedmontese: Dòm) is a ceety an comune in the Province o Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region o Piemont, northren Italy. It wis kent as Oscela, Oscella, Oscella dei Leponzi, Ossolo, Ossola Lepontiorum, an Domo d'Ossola (due tae its position in Ossola) an aw.

Domodossola
Comune
Città di Domodossola
Coat airms
Domodossola Location o Domodossola in Italy
Coordinates: 46°07′N 8°17′E
Kintra	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Verbano Cusio Ossola (VB)
Frazioni	Badulerio, Barro, Borgata Casa Delle Rane, Boschetto, Calice, Calvario, Castanedo, Cisore, Corte, Gabi Valle, Mocogna, Monteossolano, Nosere, San Quirico, Siberia, Vagna.
Govrenment
• Mayor	Mariano Cattrini (PD)
Area
• Total	36.93 km2 (14.26 sq mi)
Elevation	272 m (892 ft)
Population  (30 November 2010)
• Total	18,494
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Domesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	28845
Diallin code	0324
Patron saunt	Sts. Gervasius an Protasius
Saunt day	19 June
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

Geografie

Domodossola is situatit at the confluence o the Bogna an Toce Rivers, an is hame tae 18,500 people.

The ceety is locatit at the fuit o the Italian Alps, an acts as a minor passenger-rail hub. Its strategic location accommodates Swiss rail passengers, an Domodossola railwey station acts as an internaitional stoppin-point atween Milan an Brig (a Swiss ceety o German leid) throu the Simplon Pass (Italian: Sempione). Thare is a metre gauge line tae the east athort the border tae Locarno.

History

Domodossola wis the chief toun o the Lepontii when the Romans conquered the region in 12 BCE.

Durin Warld War II Domodossola wis pairt o a uprisin against the Germans, whaurbi the glen o Ossola declared itsel a free pairtisan republic in September 1944 an breuk awa frae Fascist Italy. The rebellion wis crushed bi German troops athin less nor twa month, but wis an important seembol for anti-fascist muivements athin Italy till the end o the war.

Main sichts

• Collegiate kirk o St. Gervasius an Protasius.
• Palazzo Silva (17t century).

Domodossola is maist famous for the Sacro Monte Calvario, a steid o pilgrimage an wirship close tae it.

Economy

Economy is maistly based on services, the wirkin o stanes, an mechanics industrie. The glens in the aurie contain mony dams an hydroelectric plants.

Cultur

Its name is widely kent in Italy as pairt o the local spellin alphabet as the entry: "D for Domodossola".

Twin touns

• Brig, Swisserland
• Busto Arsizio, Italy

See an aw

• Ossola

Freemit airtins

• The First International Workshop in Urban and Environmental Design of Domodossola Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine