Massino Visconti (usually called simply Massino) is a municipality in the Province of Novara, in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) northeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Novara.
Massino Visconti | |
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| Comune di Massino Visconti | |
 Massino Visconti, as seen from Ranco, on the opposite bank of Lake Maggiore | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Massino Visconti  | |
  Massino Visconti Location of Massino Visconti in Italy  Massino Visconti Massino Visconti (Piedmont) | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′N 8°32′E / 45.817°N 8.533°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Novara (NO) |
| Frazioni | Monte, San Salvatore |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Angela Buzzi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,106 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Massinesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28040 |
| Dialing code | 0322 |
| Website | Official website |
Massino Visconti is bordered by the municipalities of Armeno, Brovello-Carpugnino, Lesa and Nebbiuno.
Massino got the suffix "Visconti" from the House of Visconti of Milan, an important noble family in medieval Italy, who were initially the lords of Massino.
References edit
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.