Bonzo, Piedmont

Bonzo
Frazione
Winter panorama
Winter panorama
Bonzo is located in Italy
Bonzo
Bonzo
Location of Bonzo in Italy
Coordinates: 45°22′04″N 7°18′20″E / 45.36778°N 7.30556°E / 45.36778; 7.30556
CountryItaly
Region Piedmont
ProvinceTurin (TO)
ComuneGroscavallo
Elevation
[1]
973 m (3,192 ft)
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total
41
Time zoneUTC+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

Bonzo lies on the left side of the Stura di Valgrande, the north branch of the river Stura di Lanzo.

History

War memorial

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

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]

References

  1. ^ Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0), published by Regione Piemonte - 2007
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ a b Aree Tematiche - Guida Turistica, page on municipality web-site www.comune.groscavallo.to.it (accessed on February 2014)
  4. ^ Casalis, Goffredo (1855). Dizionario geografico-storico-statistico-commerciale degli Stati di S. M. il Re di Sardegna. Vol. XXVII. Torino: Maspero. p. 385.
  5. ^ Clavarino, Luigi (1867). Saggio di corografia: statistica e storica delle Valli di Lanzo. Stamperia della Gazzetta del popolo. pp. 111–112.
  6. ^ Chiesa della Conversione di San Paolo, web-page on www.valgrandedilanzo.altervista.org (accessed on February 2014)
  7. ^ Cappella di San Giovanni Battista, web-page on www.valgrandedilanzo.altervista.org (accessed on February 2014)

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