Verbania

Infobox CityIT
img_coa = Verbania-Stemma.png

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official_name = Comune di Verbania
region = Piedmont
province = Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VCO)
elevation_m = 197
area_total_km2 = 37
population_as_of = december 31, 2004
population_total = 30796
population_density_km2 =813
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|45|56|N|08|32|E
frazioni = Antoliva, Bieno, Biganzolo, Cavandone, Fondotoce, Intra, Pallanza, Possaccio, Suna, Torchiedo, Trobaso, Zoverallo
telephone = 0323
postalcode = 28900, 28921-28925
gentilic = Verbanesi
saint = St. Victor
day = May 8
mayor = Claudio Zanotti (since june 13, 2004)
website = [http://www.comune.verbania.it www.comune.verbania.it]

Verbania is a city and "comune" (commune) on the shore of Lake Maggiore, Piedmont in northwest Italy. It was created by the 1939 merger of the cities of Intra and Pallanza. Since 1992 it has been the capital of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola.

Points of interest

* Giardini Botanici Villa Taranto, an estate with fine botanical gardens

Twin towns

Verbania is twinned with the following cities and towns:

*flagicon|France - Bourg-de-Péage, France
*flagicon|Croatia - Crikvenica, Croatia
*flagicon|United Kingdom - East Grinstead, United Kingdom
*flagicon|Germany - Mindelheim, Germany
*flagicon|Spain - Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain
*flagicon|Austria - Schwaz, Austria

External links

* [http://www.comune.verbania.it Official website of Comune di Verbania] it icon
* [http://www.illagomaggiore.com/switchLanguage?set_language=en Official Tourism Gateway] Lake Maggiore Official Tourism Gateway