Antrona Schieranco

Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Location of Antrona Schieranco

46°4′N 8°7′E / 46.067°N 8.117°E / 46.067; 8.117CountryItalyRegionPiedmontProvinceVerbano-Cusio-Ossola (VB)FrazioniCheggio, Locasca, Madonna, RovescaGovernment

• MayorClaudio SimonaArea

^[1]

• Total100.7 km² (38.9 sq mi)Elevation

902 m (2,959 ft)Population

(Dec. 2004^[2])^[3]

• Total529 • Density5.3/km² (14/sq mi)DemonymAntronesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

28841

Dialing code0324WebsiteOfficial website

Antrona Schieranco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northeast of Turin and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Verbania, in a branch of the Val d'Ossola, on the border with Switzerland.

Antrona Schieranco borders the following municipalities: Bognanco, Borgomezzavalle, Calasca-Castiglione, Ceppo Morelli, Montescheno, Saas Almagell (Switzerland), Vanzone con San Carlo, Zwischbergen (Switzerland). Until 1946, it was a center for silver and gold mining.

The Portjengrat (Italian: Pizzo d'Andolla) is located nearby.

References

^ "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.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.