Bonzo, Piedmont
Frazione in Piedmont, Italy
45°22′04″N 7°18′20″E / 45.36778°N 7.30556°E / 45.36778; 7.30556![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Piedmont.svg/23px-Flag_of_Piedmont.svg.png)
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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
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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
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Bonzo_campanile.jpg/220px-Bonzo_campanile.jpg)
- 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
- ^ 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
Media related to Bonzo at Wikimedia Commons