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Arona, Italy is a town of about 14,500 inhabitants on Lake Maggiore, in the province of Novara (northern Italy). Its main economic activity is tourism, especially from Milan, France and Germany. Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ...
The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitutions role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws...
Piedmont (Italian: Piemonte) is a region of northwestern Italy. ...
In Italy, the province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of an intermediate level, between municipality (comune) and region (Regione). ...
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April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing daylight saving Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ...
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A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ...
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A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other subdivisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. ...
March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ...
Santa Caterina del Sasso Lake Maggiore (in Italian: Lago Maggiore or lago Verbano; in German: Langensee) is the most westerly of the three large Prealpine lakes of Europe and the second largest after Lake Garda. ...
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Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese: Milán (listen)) is the main city of northern Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. ...
 Largo Garibaldi in winter. The castle in the background is Angera. Image of Arona, Italy in winter. ...
Image of Arona, Italy in winter. ...
History Archaeological findings have shown that the area of what today is Arona was settled since the 18th-13th centuries BC. Later it was a possession of the Celts, the Romans and Lombards. A Celtic cross. ...
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The Lombards (Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative name Longobards found in older English texts), were a Germanic people originally from Northern Europe that entered the late Roman Empire. ...
In the 11th century the Benedictine abbey of St. Gratianus and Felinus Martyrs was founded.
After the destruction of Milan in 1162 by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, many of the exiled took refuge in Arona. Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese: Milán (listen)) is the main city of northern Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. ...
Frederick in a 13th century Chronicle Frederick I (German: Friedrich I. von Hohenstaufen)(1122 – June 10, 1190), also known as Friedrich Barbarossa (Frederick Redbeard) was elected king of Germany on March 4, 1152 and crowned Holy Roman Emperor on June 18, 1155. ...
Later the city was a possession of the Torriani and (from 1277) of the Visconti. In the early 14th century the city became a free commune under the suzerainty of the abbey. In 1439 it was acquired by the Borromeo family. Visconti was a noble family that ruled Milan during the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance period. ...
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Saint Charles Borromeo (Italian: Carlo Borromeo) (October 2, 1538 – November 4, 1584) was an Italian saint and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. ...
Main sights Arona's main attractions include: - the so-called Sancarlone, a giant statue of Saint Charles Borromeo begun in 1614 by will of Federico Borromeo. Its height of 35.10 m makes it second only to the Statue of Liberty in size worldwide. Since this statue was finished in 1698, and the Statue of Liberty in 1886, the Sancarlone has been the largest statue in the world for a longer time. It was intended as part of a complex of edifice and chapels celebrating the life of St. Charles, of which only three chapels were completed. Next to the statue are the 17th basilica and the former Archbishop Palace. A smaller version of the state, the Sancarlino, can be seen in the Corso Cavour of the city.
- La Rocca ("The Castle") is a park owned by the Borromeo family. The park used to be Arona's castle, destroyed by the Napoleonic armies, and was the birthplace of St. Charles Borromeo himself. The park has always been open to the public for free and is a favourite of many locals; many animals are kept in semi-captivity in various areas.
 The famous Sancarlone, a giant statue of St. Charles Borromeo. - The Lungolago ("Lakeside") offers a fine view of Angera's castle and the Alps. Swimming in Lake Maggiore is now possible, after years of pollution and mismanagement, thanks also to the effort of voluntary organizations as Amici del Lago ("The lake's friends"). A beach has been refurbished by this group close to Piazza del Popolo in the city center, called Le rocchette ("The little rocks"). The area is however not guarded and swimming is one's personal responsibility.
- The church of the Collegiata della Natività di Maria Vergine (1482).
The fraction of Mercurago is home to the Lagoni Park, a protected area including a peat-bog, pastures dedicated to the breeding of thoroughbred horses and a woodland area. There are also some archeological findings from the Bronze Age were made, including ancient wheels. Carlo Borromeo (October 2, 1538 - November 4, 1584), saint and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, son of Ghiberto Borromeo, count of Arona, and Margarita de Medici, was born at the castle of Arona on Lago Maggiore. ...
Events April 5 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. ...
Federico Borromeo (born August 16, 1564; died September 22, 1631) was cardinal and archbishop of Milan and the cousin of Saint Charles Borromeo. ...
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Country Italy Region Lombardy Province Varese (VA) Mayor Elevation m Area 17 km² Population - Total (as of 31 December 2004) 5,713 - Density 322/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Angeresi Dialing code 0331 Postal code 21021 Frazioni Capronno, Barzola Patron Santa Maria Assunta - Day 15 August Angera...
The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ...
A driving wheel on a steam locomotive. ...
Transportation Arona is very close to Milan's Malpensa International Airport, actually closer than Milan itself. It is also reasonably well connected to the railway network, being one of the main stops in the important link between Milan and Switzerland that passes also by Domodossola (another parallel link travels through Como). Arona is also the last station for two minor rail lines, connecting Arona to Novara and Santhià; the latter uses single-car diesel trains. Malpensa International Airport (IATA: MXP, ICAO: LIMC) is located in the province of Varese, near Milan, Italy. ...
Domodossola is a city in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont, Italy, earlier known as Oscela, Oscella, Oscella dei Leponzi, Ossolo, Ossola Lepontiorum, and Domo dOssola (because its in the Ossola valley). ...
Como is a city in Lombardy, Italy, 45 km north of Milan; the capital of the province of Como, it borders Lake Como. ...
Novara is a city of Piedmont, in North-west Italy, to the west of Milan. ...
Country Italy Region Piedmont Province Province of Vercelli (VC) Mayor Elevation 183 m Area 53. ...
Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (1858-1913), inventor of the Diesel engine. ...
Due to the town's size there is no public transport, but some bus companies connect the city to its fractions of Dagnente, Campagna, Mercurago and Montrigiasco, and to neighbouring municipalities.
Arona is near a confluence in motorways, and from there one can head for Milan, Gravellona Toce (where the motorway becomes a simpler highway to Domodossola and continues into Switzerland), and Genoa. Whereas there is a motorway exit named after Arona, Castelletto Ticino's exit is usually more convenient for the traveller coming from Milan's direction. Domodossola is a city in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont, Italy, earlier known as Oscela, Oscella, Oscella dei Leponzi, Ossolo, Ossola Lepontiorum, and Domo dOssola (because its in the Ossola valley). ...
The Ancient Port of Genoa. ...
The headquarters of the Navigazione del Lago Maggiore (Lake Maggiore's ship transportation company) are located in Arona, along with their shipyard. Arona is the southernmost port in Lake Maggiore, and transportation by boat or hydrofoil is available to both sides of the lake up to the swiss city of Locarno. Small shipyard in KlaksvÃk (Faroe Islands), reparing fishing vessels Dockyards and shipyards are places which repair and build ships. ...
Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 The Port of Wellington at night. ...
A boat is a craft or vessel designed to float on, and provide transport over, water. ...
The Jetfoil Toppi is a ferry which connects Yakushima, Tanegashima Island and Kagoshima port in Japan. ...
Location within Switzerland Locarno is a city located on Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore) in the southern Swiss canton of Ticino, close to Ascona. ...
Surrounding municipalities Country Italy Region Piedmont Province Province of Novara (NO) Mayor Elevation m Area 7. ...
Dormelletto is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 100 km northeast of Turin and about 30 km north of Novara. ...
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Compiègne is a commune in the Oise département of France, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ...
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The Arona borough is located on the southern part of the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. ...
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Huy (Walloon: Hu; French: Huy, Dutch: Hoei) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. ...
External links - Town Hall of Arona.
- Arona.net, a private portal.
- AronanelWeb, history and events of the city.
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