| Pettenasco | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Pettenasco | |
 Pettenasco | |
  Pettenasco Location of Pettenasco in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°48′N8°25′E / 45.800°N 8.417°E Coordinates: 45°48′N8°25′E / 45.800°N 8.417°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Province of Novara (NO) |
| Frazioni | Pratolungo, Crabbia, Poggio Luneglio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.1 km2 (2.7 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 1,318 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pettenaschesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28028 |
| Dialing code | 0323 |
| Website | Official website |
Pettenasco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Novara. It lies on the eastern shore of Lake Orta.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
Novara is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Novara.
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a European country consisting of a peninsula delimited by the Italian Alps and surrounded by several islands. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean sea and traversed along its length by the Apennines, Italy has a largely temperate seasonal climate. The country covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and shares open land borders with France, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. Italy has a territorial exclave in Switzerland (Campione) and a maritime exclave in the Tunisian sea (Lampedusa). With around 60 million inhabitants, Italy is the fourth-most populous member state of the European Union.
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As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,318 and an area of 7.1 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi). [1]
The municipality of Pettenasco contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Pratolungo, Crabbia, and Poggio Luneglio. A daily ferry service connects Pettenasco with Omegna and towns and villages around the lake.
"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.
Omegna is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) southwest of Verbania at the northernmost point of Lago d’Orta and traversed by the Nigoglia, the lake's sole outflow.
Pettenasco borders the following municipalities: Armeno, Miasino, Omegna and Orta San Giulio.
Armeno is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Novara. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,229 and an area of 31.6 square kilometres (12.2 sq mi).
Miasino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Novara. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 950 and an area of 5.3 square kilometres (2.0 sq mi).
Orta San Giulio is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Novara.
