Verbano-Cusio-Osso (VB) is the northernmost province of the Piemonte (Piedmont) region of Italy.It was created in 1992 through the fusion of three geographical areas 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 west of the province consists of the Ossola, a region of Alpine mountains and valleys. The capital is Verbania on the shores of Lake Maggiore. Other population centres are Domodossola which is the the main town of the Ossola, and the Omegna at the northern end of Lago d’Orta.