Stresa

Stresa () is a comune of about 4,600 residents on the shores of Lake Maggiore in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the Italian region of Piedmont. about northwest of Milan. It is situated on road and rail routes to the Simplon Pass.

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Stresa is a small town of about 4,600 people located on the shores of Lake Maggiore in northern Italy's Piedmont region, near Milan. It has historical importance as a location on major road and rail routes leading to the Simplon Pass, a key Alpine crossing.

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Key facts

Italian comune.name: Stresa
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Stresa
Italian comune.image_skyline: Stresa Levo.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Stresa and Lake Maggiore
Italian comune.image_shield: Stresa-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.province: (VB)
Italian comune.frazioni: Brisino, Campino, Carciano, Levo, Binda, Passera, San Giovanni, Someraro, Vedasco, Magognino, Stropino, Alpino, Motta del Santo, Mottarone, Isola Bella, Isola Pescatori, La Sacca
Italian comune.mayor: Marcella Severino
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 35.36
Italian comune.population_total: 4600
Italian comune.population_as_of: 1 January 2021
Italian comune.population_demonym: Stresiani
Italian comune.elevation_m: 200
Italian comune.saint: Ambrose
Italian comune.day: 7 December
Italian comune.postal_code: 28838
Italian comune.area_code: 0323

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Transport
Main sights
Famous buildings of Stresa in movies
Stresa in fiction
References
External links

==History== thumb|150px|left|The Grand Hotel in Stresa The name of the town first appeared in documents on 15 January AD 998 as "Strixsya"; later "Strexia", "Strexa" and "Stresia" were used. In 1014 Stresa was donated by Emperor Henry II to the female Benedictine monastery of San Felice of Pavia. In the 15th century it grew into a fishing community and owed feudal allegiance to the House of Visconti of Milan. It subsequently came under the control of the Borromeo family.

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