# Quarna Sopra

> Italian comune

**Wikidata**: [Q23686](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23686)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarna_Sopra)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/quarna-sopra

## Summary
Quarna Sopra is an Italian comune (municipality) located in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in northern Italy. It is a small municipal entity with geographic coordinates 45.87388888888889 N, 8.373055555555556 E and an official municipal website at http://www.comune.quarnasopra.vb.it.

## Key Facts
- Quarna Sopra is an Italian comune (municipality).  
- Administrative province: Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, a province of Italy.  
- Country: Italy (Italian Republic).  
- Geographic coordinates: latitude 45.87388888888889, longitude 8.373055555555556.  
- Official municipal website: http://www.comune.quarnasopra.vb.it.  
- Recorded population values (as provided): 249.0; 254.0; 240.0.  
- Wikidata description: "Italian comune".  
- Wikipedia article title: Quarna Sopra.  
- Wikidata sitelink count for Quarna Sopra: 54.  
- Related entity type: "comune of Italy" (municipal divisions of Italy) — country linked: Italy and ; sitelink_count for that item: 60.  
- Italy (country that contains Quarna Sopra) is officially the Italian Republic, a unitary parliamentary republic.  
- Italy's inception as the current republic: 18 June 1946 (constitutional referendum); earlier national inception: Kingdom of Italy proclaimed 17 March 1861.  
- Italy's capital: Rome (since 2 June 1946).  
- Italy area: 302,068 square kilometers.  
- Italy population (2023): 58,850,717.  
- Italy currency: Euro (€) since 1 January 2002; previously the Italian Lira.  
- Italy official language: Italian (regional languages and recognized minorities also listed in source material).  
- Italy head of state (as of source): President Sergio Mattarella (since 3 February 2015).  
- Italy head of government (as of source): Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (since 22 October 2022).  
- Italy time zone: UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving.  
- Italy top-level internet domain: .it and telephone country code +39.  
- Italy emergency numbers (national): 112 (general), 113 (police), 115 (fire), 118 (medical).  
- Italy drives on the right; railway traffic side: left.  
- Italy electrical standard: 230 V at 50 Hz; common plug types include the Europlug and Type L.  
- Italy is a member of international organizations listed in the source (UN, NATO, EU, G7, G20, OECD, Schengen Area, etc.).  
- Quarna Sopra is categorized under the municipal divisions of Italy (comune).

## FAQs
Q: Where is Quarna Sopra located?
A: Quarna Sopra is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, within the country of Italy; its coordinates are 45.87388888888889 N, 8.373055555555556 E.

Q: What is the population of Quarna Sopra?
A: The provided population figures for Quarna Sopra are 249.0, 254.0, and 240.0 (three recorded values included in the source material).

Q: How can I access official information about Quarna Sopra online?
A: The official municipal website is http://www.comune.quarnasopra.vb.it, and there is a Wikipedia article titled "Quarna Sopra" linked by its Wikidata entry.

Q: What administrative level is Quarna Sopra and to which larger administrative entities does it belong?
A: Quarna Sopra is a comune (municipality) — a basic municipal division of Italy — and it belongs to the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and to the Italian Republic.

Q: What identifiers and digital presence exist for Quarna Sopra?
A: The Quarna Sopra entry has a Wikidata sitelink count of 54 and a Wikipedia article titled "Quarna Sopra"; the Wikidata description is "Italian comune."

Q: What national context should I know about the country containing Quarna Sopra?
A: Italy is a unitary parliamentary republic known as the Italian Republic, with capital Rome, area 302,068 km², a 2023 population of 58,850,717, and membership in major international organizations such as the UN, NATO, and EU.

## Why It Matters
Quarna Sopra matters as an administrative and community-level unit within Italy’s system of comuni. As a recognized comune it provides local governance, civic services, and a geographic identity for the residents referenced by specific coordinates and official web presence. Its small recorded population values underscore the role such municipalities play in representing rural, low-population settlements within Italian provincial and national administration. Quarna Sopra’s inclusion in global datasets (Wikidata, Wikipedia and multiple sitelinks) means it is discoverable and citable for geographic, demographic, cultural and administrative research that requires precise municipal-level information. Finally, being part of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and the Italian Republic situates Quarna Sopra within broader legal, infrastructural and international frameworks that determine public services, emergency systems, and country-level standards (currency, time zone, electrical systems, etc.).

## Notable For
- Being an officially recognized Italian comune with a dedicated municipal website (http://www.comune.quarnasopra.vb.it).  
- Very small recorded population values (provided figures: 249.0; 254.0; 240.0), indicating a small-community municipal profile.  
- Precise geographic coordinates: 45.87388888888889 N, 8.373055555555556 E.  
- Presence in global knowledge bases: a Wikipedia article titled "Quarna Sopra" and a Wikidata entry with a sitelink count of 54.  
- Administrative placement within the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, linking it to provincial governance in Italy.

## Body

### Overview
Quarna Sopra is an Italian comune, the basic unit of municipal government in Italy. It is administratively situated in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola and within the sovereign state of Italy. The entity is represented online through an official municipal website and in global reference databases such as Wikidata and Wikipedia.

### Administrative classification and relationships
- Status: Comune (municipality) in Italy.  
- Province: Verbano-Cusio-Ossola — identified in the source as a province of Italy.  
- National affiliation: Italian Republic (Italy, Wikidata Q38).  
- Related municipal concept: Quarna Sopra is an instance of the broader category "comune of Italy," which denotes municipal divisions in Italy (that item lists Italy as country: Q38 and  and has its own sitelink_count of 60).

### Location and geography
- Coordinates: latitude 45.87388888888889, longitude 8.373055555555556.  
- These coordinates place Quarna Sopra in northern Italy within the jurisdictional boundaries of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola.

### Demographics
- Population figures included in source material: 249.0, 254.0, 240.0.  
- The source provides multiple numeric population values; they are presented here as the recorded counts associated with the Quarna Sopra dataset.

### Online presence and identifiers
- Official municipal website: http://www.comune.quarnasopra.vb.it.  
- Wikipedia article title: "Quarna Sopra."  
- Wikidata description: "Italian comune."  
- Wikidata sitelink_count: 54 — indicating the number of language links or external article links associated with the Quarna Sopra item in Wikidata.

### Structured properties (as provided)
- website: http://www.comune.quarnasopra.vb.it  
- population: 249.0; 254.0; 240.0  
- coordinates: lat 45.87388888888889; lon 8.373055555555556  
- sitelink_count: 54  
- wikipedia_title: Quarna Sopra  
- wikidata_description: Italian comune

### Relationship to Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
- Quarna Sopra is located in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola.  
- The province is a second-level administrative division within Italy (described in the source as "province of Italy").

### Context: Italy (national-level facts included in source)
- Official name: Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana).  
- Classification: Sovereign state; unitary parliamentary republic located in Southern Europe.  
- Capital: Rome (since 2 June 1946).  
- Inception: Present-day republic established 18 June 1946 (constitutional referendum); the Kingdom of Italy proclaimed 17 March 1861.  
- Area: 302,068 km².  
- Population (2023): 58,850,717.  
- Currency: Euro (€) since 1 January 2002; formerly Italian Lira.  
- Official language: Italian, with numerous recognized regional languages and linguistic minorities listed in the source (Emilian, Arbëresh, Romagnol, Sardinian varieties, German, French, Slovene, Ladin, and others).  
- Head of State: President Sergio Mattarella (in office since 3 February 2015).  
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (in office since 22 October 2022).  
- Time zone: UTC+01:00 standard; UTC+02:00 daylight saving.  
- Electrical system: 230 V, 50 Hz; commonly used plugs include the Europlug and Type L.  
- Emergency numbers: 112 (general), 113 (police), 115 (fire), 118 (medical).  
- International memberships: United Nations (since 1955), NATO (since 1949), European Union (member since 1957), Schengen Area (since 1997), OECD (since 1962), WTO (since 1995), G7 (since 1977), G20, and additional organizations listed in the source.  
- Administrative divisions: 20 regions, including Lombardy, Piedmont, Liguria, Trentino-South Tyrol, Veneto, Tuscany, and others referenced in the source; provinces and comuni constitute lower administrative levels, of which Quarna Sopra is an example.

### Related entities and dataset links
- Quarna Sopra is linked in the source to: the "comune of Italy" concept (municipal divisions), the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, and Italy (the national context).  
- The Quarna Sopra Wikidata/Wikipedia footprint includes a sitelink_count of 54 and a Wikipedia page titled "Quarna Sopra," making it accessible across multiple language editions and data consumers.

### Practical details and usage
- For municipal-level inquiries, the official website (http://www.comune.quarnasopra.vb.it) is the primary authoritative online contact point provided in the source.  
- For geographic and mapping purposes, use coordinates 45.87388888888889 N, 8.373055555555556 E.  
- For citation and linked-data contexts, reference the Wikidata item (with sitelink_count 54) and the Wikipedia page titled "Quarna Sopra."

### Coverage in knowledge bases
- Quarna Sopra appears in Wikidata and has a Wikipedia page; the Quarna Sopra item lists a sitelink_count of 54, indicating a presence across multiple languages or linked resources. The broader "comune of Italy" concept has a sitelink_count of 60 and explicitly links to Italy (Q38 and ).

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## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. Italian National Institute of Statistics
4. [Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018. Italian National Institute of Statistics](http://demo.istat.it/pop2018/index3.html)
5. [Source](https://demo.istat.it/?l=it)
6. GeoNames
7. [Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011. Italian National Institute of Statistics](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224)
8. Wiki Loves Monuments Italia
9. Seismic classification in Italy
10. [Source](https://rischi.protezionecivile.gov.it/it/sismico/attivita/classificazione-sismica)