Bonzo lies on the left side of the Stura di Valgrande, the north branch of the river Stura di Lanzo.
Historyedit
War memorial
At the beginning of the 18th century Bonzo, which earlier was part of the belongings of the Lanzochâtelain, was given as a fief to counts Valfrè from Bra.[3] Bonzo counted 669 inhabitants in 1774 and 501 in 1855.[4]
Most of the men during the winter used to move from the village in order to look for jobs in the Po plain and further.[5]
Since 1927 Bonzo was a separate comune (municipality).[3]
Relevant buildingsedit
Church tower
Chiesa della conversione di San Paolo. During the late 17th century it became a self-standing parish after a period of dependence from Chialamberto church. Located in the centre of the village, its bell tower is 23 m high.[6]
Cappella di San Giovanni Battista. Located in the lowest part of Bonzo, it was mentioned in a report concerning a 1674 visit of the archbishop of Turin to the Lanzo Valleys. It contains some frescos and ancient pieces of furniture.[7]
Referencesedit
^Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0), published by Regione Piemonte - 2007
^14 °Censimento generale della popolazione e delle abitazioni, Istat on-line data: dawinci.istat.it 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine (accessed in February 2014)
^ abAree Tematiche - Guida Turistica, page on municipality web-site www.comune.groscavallo.to.it (accessed on February 2014)
^Casalis, Goffredo (1855). Dizionario geografico-storico-statistico-commerciale degli Stati di S. M. il Re di Sardegna. Vol. XXVII. Torino: Maspero. p. 385.
^Clavarino, Luigi (1867). Saggio di corografia: statistica e storica delle Valli di Lanzo. Stamperia della Gazzetta del popolo. pp. 111–112.
^Chiesa della Conversione di San Paolo, web-page on www.valgrandedilanzo.altervista.org (accessed on February 2014)
^Cappella di San Giovanni Battista, web-page on www.valgrandedilanzo.altervista.org (accessed on February 2014)
External linksedit
Media related to Bonzo at Wikimedia Commons
April 10, 2024
bonzo, piedmont, bonzo, frazione, parish, municipality, groscavallo, piedmont, northern, italy, bonzofrazionewinter, panoramabonzolocation, bonzo, italycoordinates, 36778, 30556, 36778, 30556country, italyregion, piedmontprovinceturin, comunegroscavalloelevati. Bonzo is a frazione and a parish of the municipality of Groscavallo in Piedmont northern Italy BonzoFrazioneWinter panoramaBonzoLocation of Bonzo in ItalyCoordinates 45 22 04 N 7 18 20 E 45 36778 N 7 30556 E 45 36778 7 30556Country ItalyRegion PiedmontProvinceTurin TO ComuneGroscavalloElevation 1 973 m 3 192 ft Population 2001 2 Total41Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code10070Dialing code 39 0123 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Relevant buildings 4 References 5 External linksGeography editBonzo lies on the left side of the Stura di Valgrande the north branch of the river Stura di Lanzo History edit nbsp War memorialAt the beginning of the 18th century Bonzo which earlier was part of the belongings of the Lanzo chatelain was given as a fief to counts Valfre from Bra 3 Bonzo counted 669 inhabitants in 1774 and 501 in 1855 4 Most of the men during the winter used to move from the village in order to look for jobs in the Po plain and further 5 Since 1927 Bonzo was a separate comune municipality 3 Relevant buildings edit nbsp Church towerChiesa della conversione di San Paolo During the late 17th century it became a self standing parish after a period of dependence from Chialamberto church Located in the centre of the village its bell tower is 23 m high 6 Cappella di San Giovanni Battista Located in the lowest part of Bonzo it was mentioned in a report concerning a 1674 visit of the archbishop of Turin to the Lanzo Valleys It contains some frescos and ancient pieces of furniture 7 References edit Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1 10 000 vers 3 0 published by Regione Piemonte 2007 14 Censimento generale della popolazione e delle abitazioni Istat on line data dawinci istat it Archived 2018 09 15 at the Wayback Machine accessed in February 2014 a b Aree Tematiche Guida Turistica page on municipality web site www comune groscavallo to it accessed on February 2014 Casalis Goffredo 1855 Dizionario geografico storico statistico commerciale degli Stati di S M il Re di Sardegna Vol XXVII Torino Maspero p 385 Clavarino Luigi 1867 Saggio di corografia statistica e storica delle Valli di Lanzo Stamperia della Gazzetta del popolo pp 111 112 Chiesa della Conversione di San Paolo web page on www valgrandedilanzo altervista org accessed on February 2014 Cappella di San Giovanni Battista web page on www valgrandedilanzo altervista org accessed on February 2014 External links edit nbsp Media related to Bonzo at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bonzo Piedmont amp oldid 1191398642, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
