Connecting the missing and hidden historical facts in Ticino and northern Lombardy and Piedmont regions
The Maggia river rises from the Pizzo Cristallina and extends over 56 kilometres through the Sambuco Valley, the Lavizzara Valley and the Maggia Valley. The estuary forms a wide delta between Ascona and Locarno. This delta opens into Lake Maggiore and is constantly expanding. On the picture situated on the […]
There are not many examples of rationalist architectural design on the western side of Lake Maggiore, with the difference of Como that hosts several Giuseppe Terragni’s works and buildings, in the Verbano region there are just few examples of this particular architectural style. The sole, accessible for public visits, is […]
Insubrica Historica researches local history with a great enthusiasm. A fascinating fact is that common people acquire outstanding regional noteworthiness if their story is explained through community context. Today we would like to write about Bernardino Checco (approx. 1540-1611). He was a native of Locarno and a valiant “capitano“ (in English: […]
Insubrica Historica exists thanks to a network of friends, all with amazing stories. These are rare and true testimonials related to the history of the Insubrica region. Today, we will write about Lilja Slutskaja (also sometimes written as Lilija Sluckaja). We can consider ourselves privileged to discuss this wonderful artist, […]
Senate of the Republic XIII Legislature – 246 – President del Senato Nicola Mancino 318a Assembly Seat – Stenographical Account – 17 February 1998 We already reported that German war crimes have been recently discussed at a Conference held at the Italian Senate in Rome. What follows is the English […]
Carlo Francesco Remonda (aka Charles-François Rémond) was born on 2.11.1761 in Comologno, Valle Onsernone in the Canton Ticino, southern Switzerland. He was the son of Pietro Antonio Remonda. While being very young, he emigrated together with his family to France, settling in Bourges, Central France. In 1789, he entered service […]
We are glad to announce a forthcoming conference, scheduled for Friday 27. September 2019 at 18h15 in Locarno. The conference will be held at Palazzo Morettini in Via Capuccini 12. Palazzo Morettini is also the site of Locarno Cantonal Library. The conference will see interventions by Prof. Pier-Antonio Ragozza of […]
Insubrica Historica is spending few days holiday in the Komi Republic, at the footsteps of the European side of the Ural mountain range. Komi Republic is bigger then Germany (415k km2 to 357k km2), but with slightly less than 1 Mio. inhabitants in a decreasing tendency since 1990, mostly of […]
The model Opel Ascona was a large family vehicle designed by the German automobile manufacturer Opel (General Motors) from 1970 to 1988. It had three generations, beginning as a rear-wheel-drive, and ending up as a front-wheel drive car. The model was sold more than 3.9 millions times becoming one of […]
We pre-announced on this blog on February 13, 2019 the conference: Stragi e deportazioni nazifasciste – Per la giustizia e contro l’ambiguità. The conference held at the premise of the Italian Senate – Sala Koch in Rome, was a success and probably the first milestone in clarifying the judicial situation […]