Meina

Meina is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about northwest of Milan, about northeast of Turin and about north of Novara, on the southern area of Lake Maggiore.

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Meina is a small municipality in northern Italy, located in the Piedmont region near Lake Maggiore. It matters as a local community and geographical landmark in the Province of Novara, situated between several major Italian cities including Milan, Turin, and Novara.

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Italian comune.name: Meina
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Meina
Italian comune.image_skyline: Meina Panorama 3.psd.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Meina and Lake Maggiore.
Italian comune.image_shield: Meina-Stemma.png
Italian comune.region: Piedmont
Italian comune.province: Novara (NO)
Italian comune.frazioni: Ghevio, Silvera
Italian comune.mayor: Fabrizio Barbieri
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 7.8
Italian comune.population_total: 2446
Italian comune.population_as_of: 2007
Italian comune.population_demonym: Meinesi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 214
Italian comune.saint: St. Margaret
Italian comune.postal_code: 28046
Italian comune.area_code: 0322

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Official name: Meina
Population: 2367
Area: 7.54
Elevation: 214
Official website: www.comune.meina.no.it
Image: Meina Panorama 3.psd.jpg
Dialing code: 0322
Licence plate code: NO

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postal code: 28046
Commons category: Meina

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Meina is often called the "village of villas" because of the many grand residences that dot the shoreline. Villa Eden is a neo-Palladian palace with Renaissance-inspired symmetry. Villa Faraggiana has an elegantly classical facade with formal gardens that form the foundation of the Museo Botanico. The Palazzo Municipale was built in the 1800s with various coloured local granite stones. It boasts beautiful ceiling frescoes in the Council Salon.