Bonzo, Piedmont
Bonzo | |
|---|---|
 Winter panorama | |
  Bonzo Location of Bonzo in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′04″N 7°18′20″E / 45.36778°N 7.30556°E | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region |  Piedmont |
| Province | Turin (TO) |
| Comune | Groscavallo |
| Elevation | 973 m (3,192 ft) |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
| • Total | 41 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10070 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 0123 |
Bonzo is a frazione (and a parish) of the municipality of Groscavallo, in Piedmont, northern Italy.
Geography[edit]
Bonzo lies on the left side of the Stura di Valgrande, the north branch of the river Stura di Lanzo.
History[edit]
At the beginning of the 18th century Bonzo, which earlier was part of the belongings of the Lanzo châtelain, 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 buildings[edit]
- 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]
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]
Media related to Bonzo at Wikimedia Commons