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Ossolano Dialect
Ossolano is the Western Lombard dialect spoken in the Ossola valley, Northwest Italy. It is an umbrella name for a number of dialects spoken in the main Ossola valley and the other seven valleys and their subvalley that spread from it. As the territory is very mountainous, many different variations exist. They are mostly intelligible to one another, save for some specific words that seem to have arisen only in some villages and not others. For instance, "cat" in mainstream Ossolano is , but in Mozziese it is (the "cinder-one", due to domesticated mountain cats' habit to roll up in front of the fire in mountain huts). Perhaps the most famous poet in Ossolano is Giovanni Leoni Giovanni Leoni (born 21 December 2006) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Parma. Club career Leoni was born in Rome and moved to Padua at the age of 5. He began playing football with Vigontina before m ... (affectionately known as , "the Bard"), a merchant, sea f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Lombard
Western Lombard is a group of varieties of the Lombard language, a Romance language of the Gallo-Italic subgroup. It is spoken primarily in Italy and Switzerland. Within Italy, it is prevalent in the Lombard provinces of Milan, Monza and Brianza, Varese, Como, Lecco, Sondrio, and parts of Cremona (excluding Crema and its immediate surroundings), Lodi, and Pavia. In Piedmont, it is spoken in the provinces of Novara, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, the eastern area of the Province of Alessandria (around Tortona), and a small part of Vercelli ( Valsesia). In Switzerland, Western Lombard is spoken in the canton of Ticino and part of the canton of Graubünden. Due to its historical association with the Duchy of Milan, Western Lombard is frequently referred to as Insubric (from Insubria and Insubres) or Milanese. The term Cisabduan (, literally "on this side of the Adda River") is also used, particularly in linguistic contexts, following the terminology introduced by Clemente Merlo. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ossola
The Ossola (; ), also Valle Ossola or Val d'Ossola (; ), is an area of Northwest Italy situated to the north of Lago Maggiore. It lies within the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. Its principal river is the Toce, and its most important town Domodossola. Etymology There are many etymological claims as to the origins of the name ''Ossola'', the most likely being Gaulish, Celtic for "high lands". The German and Walser names for the valley translate to "valley of the ash trees". Geography Ossola is composed of one main valley (the Ossola proper) and seven side valleys: Valle Anzasca, Anzasca, Valle Antrona, Antrona, Val Bognanco, Bognanco, Val Divedro, Divedro, Valle Antigorio, Antigorio, Val Formazza, Formazza, Valle Isorno, Isorno and Val Vigezzo, Vigezzo. It is surrounded by the Pennine Alps on the western side and by the Lepontine Alps on the northern and eastern sides. The main towns are Domodossola, Villadossola, Crevoladossola, Ornavasso and Mergozzo. Ossola’s high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwest Italy
Northwest Italy ( or just ) is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), a first level NUTS region and a European Parliament constituency. Northwest encompasses four of the country's 20 regions: *Aosta Valley *Liguria *Lombardy *Piedmont Geography It borders to the west with France via the Western Alps, to the north with Switzerland via the Central Alps, to the east with the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna belonging to Northeast Italy and to the south with the Ligurian Sea and the extreme offshoot of Tuscany in Central Italy. Northwest Italy includes a large part of the Po Valley and is crossed by the Po river, the longest in Italy. Demography Northwest Italy has 15,923,805 inhabitants as of 2025. Regions Most populous municipalities Below is the list of the most populous municipalities with more than inhabitants: Economy The gross domestic product (GDP) of the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crodo
Crodo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Verbania. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,487 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality of Crodo contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Alpiano, Rencio, Molinetto, Salecchio (o Bagni), Cravegna, Vegno, Emo, Mozzio, Viceno, Mondei, Rovallo, Cuga, Foppiano, Quategno, Braccio, Maglioggio, Prepiana, Garina. Crodo borders the following municipalities: Baceno, Crevoladossola, Montecrestese, Premia, Varzo Varzo () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Verbania Verbania (, , ) is the most populous ''comune'' (municipality) and .... Geography In the district Foppiano of Crodo there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Leoni (poet)
Giovanni Leoni (born 21 December 2006) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Parma. Club career Leoni was born in Rome and moved to Padua at the age of 5. He began playing football with Vigontina before moving to Cittadella, and finished his youth development at Padova. He made his senior and professional debut with Padova as a late substitute in a 3–2 Serie C win over AlbinoLeffe on 19 March 2023 at the age of 16 years and 3 months, making him the youngest professional footballer in Italy that season. On 1 February 2024, he joined Sampdoria on loan until June 2026 with an option to buy for €1.5 million. On 25 June 2024, Leoni signed a three-year contract with Sampdoria. On 27 August 2024, Leoni moved to Parma in Serie A. International career Leoni is a youth international for Italy, having been called up to the Italy U17s in March 2024. Playing style A tall, strong and ambidextrous centre-back In the sport of association foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
