| Cossogno | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Cossogno | ||
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  Cossogno Location of Cossogno in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 46°6′N8°34′E / 46.100°N 8.567°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Piedmont | |
| Province | Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB) | |
| Frazioni | Cicogna, Ungiasca | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Silvia Marchionini | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 40.1 km2 (15.5 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 398 m (1,306 ft) | |
| Population (30 September 2008 [1] ) | ||
| • Total | 571 | |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Cossognesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 28054 | |
| Dialing code | 0323 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Cossogno (Lombard: Cussögn) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) northeast of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Verbania.
Lombard is a language belonging to the Cisalpine or Gallo-Italic group, within the Romance languages. It is a cluster of homogeneous varieties used by at least 3,500,000 native speakers in Northern Italy, Southern Switzerland, and Brazil. The languages closest to Lombard are Franco-Provençal, French, Romansh, and Occitan.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is the northernmost province in the Italian region of Piedmont. It was created in 1992 through the fusion of three geographical regions which had previously been part of the Province of Novara. The area flanking the western shore of Verbano forms the eastern part of the province; Cusio and its environs form the southern part; while the north and west of the province consists of the Ossola, a region of Alpine mountains and valleys. The ISO code for the province is VB.
Cossogno borders the following municipalities: Cursolo-Orasso, Malesco, Miazzina, Premosello-Chiovenda, San Bernardino Verbano, Trontano, Verbania. Part of its territory is included in the Val Grande National Park.
Cursolo-Orasso is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) northeast of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Verbania, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 115 and an area of 20.9 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi).
Malesco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) northeast of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Verbania, the provincial capital. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,478 and an area of 43.2 square kilometres (16.7 sq mi).
Miazzina is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) northeast of Turin and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Verbania. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 415 and an area of 21.5 square kilometres (8.3 sq mi).
