Arona ( Italian: Arona [aˈrona] , drink. Aron-a , Lomb. Aruna [aˈruna] , lat. Aruna ) - a city in Italy , located in the Piedmont region , subordinated to the administrative center of Novara (province) .
| City | |
| Arona | |
|---|---|
| Arona | |
| A country |  Italy |
| Provinces | Novara (province) |
| History and Geography | |
| Area | 14 km² |
| Center height | 212 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 14,413 people ( 2004 ) |
| Density | 1022 people / km² |
| Katoykonim | aronesi |
| Official language | Italian |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +39 322 |
| Postcode | 28041 |
| Car code | |
| ISTAT Code | 03008 |
| comune.arona.no.it (ital.) | |
The population is 14,413 people (as of 2004), the population density is 1,022 people / km². It covers an area of 14 km². Zip code is 28041. Phone code is 322.
The patron saint of the city is St. Grazian . City festival is annually celebrated on March 13 .
Content
- 1 History
- 1.1 Arona at ESB
- 2 Twin Cities
- 3 notes
- 4 References
History
Arona at ESB
In the late XIX - early XX centuries on the pages of the " Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary " this settlement was described by the following words:
“ Arona is an ancient city in the Italian province of Novara, lies on a mountainside, somewhat in the west, on the southern part of Lake Lago Maggiore, connected by a branch to Novara (37 km) with a network of Upper Italian railways. There are 4474 inhabitants in the community. (1881). The city has a fortress, a steamboat pier, a shipbuilding school, a beautiful cathedral and is engaged in lively trade. In the castle, built in 984, most of which was destroyed by a fire in 1674, St. Borromei. A colossal statue was erected to him near the city, at the seminary in 1697, which rises 20 meters above the pedestal of granite with a height of 14 meters. The head, arms and legs of the statue are cast in bronze, other parts are forged copper. The head is so large that 4 people can simultaneously fit on it ” [1] .
Twin Cities
- Compiegne , France
Notes
- ↑ Arona // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.