Massino Visconti

Massino Visconti (usually called simply Massino) is a municipality in the Province of Novara, in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) northeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Novara.

Massino Visconti
Comune
Comune di Massino Visconti
Massino Visconti, as seen from Ranco, on the opposite bank of Lake Maggiore
Coat of arms
Location of Massino Visconti
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Coordinates: 45°49′N 8°32′E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Novara (NO)
Frazioni	Monte, San Salvatore
Government
• Mayor	Angela Buzzi
Area [1]
• Total	6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Elevation	465 m (1,526 ft)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	1,106
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Demonym	Massinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	28040
Dialing code	0322
Website	Official website

Massino Visconti is bordered by the municipalities of Armeno, Brovello-Carpugnino, Lesa and Nebbiuno.

Massino got the suffix "Visconti" from the House of Visconti of Milan, an important noble family in medieval Italy, who were initially the lords of Massino.