Ghiffa
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| Ghiffa | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Ghiffa | ||
Landscape from the Sacro Monte di Ghiffa.
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 Ghiffa
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| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Piedmont | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) | |
| Frazioni | Carpiano, Cargiago, Caronio, Ceredo, Deccio, Frino, Ronco, San Maurizio, Selva, Susello | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Roberto Suman | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 13.95 km2 (5.39 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 201 m (659 ft) | |
| Population (30 September 2008)[1] | ||
| • Total | 2,385 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Ghiffesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 28055 | |
| Dialing code | 0323 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Ghiffa (Ghifa in Lombard) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northeast of Turin and about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Verbania on the western shore of the Lake Maggiore.
It is most famous for the Sacro Monte, a site of pilgrimage and worship close to it, inserted by UNESCO in the World Heritage List.
References
wrong: the Italian region Piedmont correct: the Italian region Piemont
