STRESA

town, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola provincia, Piemonte (Piedmont) regione, northwestern Italy. It lies on the western shore of Lake Maggiore, north of the Novara provincia border. A health and tourist resort noted for its pleasant climate and scenic surroundings, it is a favourite site for congresses. A conference held there in 1935 between Italy, Great Britain, and France unsuccessfully attempted to deal with Adolf Hitler's announcement that Germany would rearm despite the prohibitions contained in the Treaty of Versailles. Antonio Rosmini-Serbati, founder of the Institute of Charity (congregation of Rosminians), died there in 1855. Pop. (1993 est.) 4,708.