Bonzo is a frazione (and a parish) of the municipality of Groscavallo, in Piedmont, northern Italy.
Bonzo | |
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 Winter panorama | |
  Bonzo Location of Bonzo in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′04″N 7°18′20″E / 45.36778°N 7.30556°E | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region |  Piedmont |
| Province | Turin (TO) |
| Comune | Groscavallo |
| Elevation | 973 m (3,192 ft) |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
| • Total | 41 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10070 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0123 |
Geography edit
Bonzo lies on the left side of the Stura di Valgrande, the north branch of the river Stura di Lanzo.
History edit
At the beginning of the 18th century Bonzo, which earlier was part of the belongings of the Lanzo châtelain, was given as a fief to counts Valfrè from Bra.[3] Bonzo counted 669 inhabitants in 1774 and 501 in 1855.[4]
Most of the men during the winter used to move from the village in order to look for jobs in the Po plain and further.[5]
Relevant buildings edit
- Chiesa della conversione di San Paolo. During the late 17th century it became a self-standing parish after a period of dependence from Chialamberto church. Located in the centre of the village, its bell tower is 23 m high.[6]
- Cappella di San Giovanni Battista. Located in the lowest part of Bonzo, it was mentioned in a report concerning a 1674 visit of the archbishop of Turin to the Lanzo Valleys. It contains some frescos and ancient pieces of furniture.[7]
References edit
- ^ Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0), published by Regione Piemonte - 2007
- ^ 14 °Censimento generale della popolazione e delle abitazioni, Istat on-line data: dawinci.istat.it Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine (accessed in February 2014)
- ^ a b Aree Tematiche - Guida Turistica, page on municipality web-site www.comune.groscavallo.to.it (accessed on February 2014)
- ^ Casalis, Goffredo (1855). Dizionario geografico-storico-statistico-commerciale degli Stati di S. M. il Re di Sardegna. Vol. XXVII. Torino: Maspero. p. 385.
- ^ Clavarino, Luigi (1867). Saggio di corografia: statistica e storica delle Valli di Lanzo. Stamperia della Gazzetta del popolo. pp. 111–112.
- ^ Chiesa della Conversione di San Paolo, web-page on www.valgrandedilanzo.altervista.org (accessed on February 2014)
- ^ Cappella di San Giovanni Battista, web-page on www.valgrandedilanzo.altervista.org (accessed on February 2014)
External links edit
Media related to Bonzo at Wikimedia Commons