Domodossola ( Italian: [ˌdɔmoˈdɔssola] ; Lombard : Dòmm ) is a city and comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola , in the region of Piedmont , northern Italy . It was also known as Oscela, Oscella, Oscella dei Leponzi, Ossolo, Ossola Lepontiorum, and Domo d'Ossola (due to its position in the Ossola valley ). The Peruvian aviation pioneer, Jorge Chávez , died here in 1910 in an airplane crash.
9-512: Domodossola is situated at the confluence of the Bogna and Toce Rivers and is home to 18,300 people. The city is located at the foot of the Italian Alps and acts as a minor passenger-rail hub. Its strategic location accommodates Swiss rail passengers, and Domodossola railway station acts as an international stopping-point between Milan and Brig (a Swiss city of German language) through
18-549: A humanity heritage by UNESCO . The economy is mostly based on services, the working of stones, and the mechanics industry. The valleys in the area contain many dams and hydroelectric plants. Its name is widely known in Italy as part of the local spelling alphabet as the entry: "D for Domodossola". [REDACTED] Domodossola travel guide from Wikivoyage Toce The Toce ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈtoːtʃe, ˈtɔːtʃe] ; Lombard : Toss ; Walser : Riiss )
27-618: Is a river in Piedmont , Italy , which stretches the length of the Val d'Ossola from the Swiss border to Lake Maggiore into which it debouches near Fondotoce in the commune of Verbania . The river is 83.6 kilometres (51.9 mi) long and is formed in the upper Val Formazza by the confluence of a number of torrents in the plain of Riale. The source of one of these, the Gries, is situated on
36-621: The Simplon Pass (Italian: Sempione ). The Domodossola–Locarno railway is a 1,000 mm ( 3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in ) metre gauge line to the east across the border to Locarno . Domodossola was the chief town of the Lepontii when the Romans conquered the region in 12 BCE. During World War II Domodossola was part of an uprising against the Germans, whereby
45-614: The Strona (near Gravellona Toce ). In ancient times the Toce river was called Athisone or Atisone , whence the current name is derived. Old alternative forms in Italian include Toccia and Tosa . [REDACTED] Media related to Toce at Wikimedia Commons Anza (river) The Anza is a 35-kilometre (22 mi) Alpine torrent of the Ossola in northern Italy . It flows from
54-656: The Italian southern side of the Gries Pass ; another forms beneath the Passo di San Giacomo , others flow from little Alpine lakes such as Lago Castel and Lago di Sabbione. South of La Frua the water of the river plummets 143 metres (469 ft) over the Cascata del Toce into the Formazza Valley , through which it flows before transversing Valle Antigorio after another series of cascades. Near Crevola d'Ossola
63-827: The glaciers of Monte Rosa through the Valle Anzasca and into the river Toce , of which it is a right tributary . Its own principal tributaries are the Pedriola , the Tambach , the Orlovono and the Quarazza near Macugnaga and the Olocchia at Bannio Anzino . This article on a location in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
72-501: The river Diveria flows into the Toce. At this point, the valley gets wider and is known as Val d'Ossola . The Toce flows next to the capital of the valley, Domodossola , and then Villadossola and Ornavasso . After a total of 76 kilometres (47 mi) the Toce then flows into Lake Maggiore. The major tributaries are the Diveria , Bogna , Melezzo Occidentale (joining it near Domodossola ), Ovesca , Anza (near Piedimulera ), and
81-554: The valley of Ossola declared itself a free partisan republic in September 1944 and broke away from Fascist Italy. The rebellion was crushed by German troops within less than two months but was an important symbol for anti-fascist movements within Italy until the end of the war. Domodossola is most famous for the Sacro Monte Calvario , a site of pilgrimage and worship close to it that has been also recognized as
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