Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (Italian:
Provincia del Verbano Cusio Ossola ) is the northernmost
province in the
Italian region of
Piedmont. It was created in 1992 through the fusion of three distinct regions which had previously been part of the
Province of Novara. The area flanking the western shore of
Verbano (or Lago Maggiore) forms the eastern part of the province;
Cusio (or Lago d’Orta) and its environs form the southern part; while the north and east of the province consists of the
Ossola, a region of
Alpine mountains and valleys. The
ISO code for the province is VB.