Viganella


Viganella was a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Verbania. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 185 and an area of.
On 1 January 2016 the municipalities of Seppiana and Viganella merged into the municipality of Borgomezzavalle.
Viganella borders the following municipalities: Antrona Schieranco, Calasca-Castiglione, Montescheno, Seppiana.

Winter lighting

For its extreme landscape position, the town remains shadowed for 83 days per year, between November and January. A giant mirror was set up in November 2006 with controlled orientation above the mountainside, consisting of 14 sheets of steel which together are wide and high. The mirror functions as a heliostat, tracking the sun so that sunlight always reflects onto the town square. The mirror cost €100,000, or approximately €540 per resident.
The town was featured in a 2009 Italian/Canadian film called Lo Specchio.

Demographics


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