Domodossola
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Domodossola is a city in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont, Italy, earlier known as Oscela, Oscella, Oscella dei Leponzi, Ossolo, Ossola Lepontiorum, and Domo d'Ossola (because its in the Ossola valley).
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Domodossola was the chief town of the Lepontii when the Roman Empire conquered the region in 12 BC.
Domodossola is situated at the junction of the Bogna and Toce Rivers, and is home to 18,500 people, mostly Italian speaking and Roman Catholic in religion.
The city is located at the foot of the Italian alps, and acts as a minor passenger-rail hub. Its strategic location accommodates Swiss rail passengers, acting as an international stop-point between Locarno (a Swiss city of Italian language) and Brig (a Swiss city of German language) through the Simplon Pass. On occasion, a visitor may hear German-Swiss trainhoppers commenting about Domodossola's departure schedules--which instead of being accurate, usually serve as a liberal reference-point.
During the second World War Domodossola was part of an uprising against the Germans, whereby the valley of Ossola declared itself a republic and broke away from Fascist Italy. The rebellion was crushed by German troops within a few months, but was an important symbol for anti-fascist movements within Italy until the end of the war.
see also Ossola.