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Como – Wikipedia From the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation search For other uses see disambiguation Comune in Lombardy ItalyComo C mm Lombard ComuneCitt di ComoView of city from Baradello Castle FlagCoat armsLocation ComoLocation LombardyShow map Italy ComoComo Show Coordinates N E xfeff CountryItalyRegionLombardyProvinceComo CO Roman foundation BCFrazioniAlbate Breccia Camerlata Camnago Volta Civiglio Garzola Lora Monte Olimpino Muggi Ponte Chiasso Prestino Rebbio Sagnino TavernolaGovernment MayorMario Landriscina since June centre-right Area Total km sq mi Elevation m ft Population April Density Demonym s ComaschiTime zoneUTC CET Summer DST UTC CEST Postal code Dialing Patron saintSaint AbbondioSaint day AugustWebsiteOfficial website Life Electric by Daniel Libeskind celebrate scientist Alessandro Italian pronunciation k mo listen locally ko Comasco kom or kum Latin Novum Comum Romansh Com is a and comune It administrative capital Province Its proximity Lake Alps has made tourist destination contains numerous works art churches gardens museums theatres parks palaces Duomo seat Diocese Basilica Sant’Abbondio Villa Olmo public with Tempio Voltiano Teatro Sociale Broletto city’s medieval town hall th-century Casa del Fascio With overnight guests was fourth-most visited after Milan Bergamo Brescia In surpassed becoming third most million arrivals birthplace many historical figures including poet Caecilius mentioned Catullus first century BCE writers Pliny Elder Younger Pope Innocent XI Cosima Liszt second wife Richard Wagner long-term director Bayreuth Festival Antonio Sant’Elia Futurist architect pioneer modern movement Contents History Geography Administrative subdivisions Climate Main sights Churches Secular buildings monuments Government Economy Demographics Culture Museums Cuisine Transportation Rail Buses taxis Ship transport Airports Education health Sports International relations See also Notes Sources External links edit City painted Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot The hills surrounding current location were inhabited at least Bronze Age Celtic tribe known as Orobii Remains settlements are still present on wood-covered southwest Around BC territory became subject Romans center situated nearby but it then moved its order Julius Caesar who had swamp near southern tip lake drained laid plan walled typical grid perpendicular streets newly founded named status municipium September Minister Alberto Bonisoli announced discovery around several hundred gold coins basement former Cressoni Theater two-handled soapstone amphora struck emperors Honorius Valentinian III Leo I Thracian Libius Severus dating AD surrendered invading Franks led Charlemagne commercial exchange lost decade-long war A few decades later help Frederick Barbarossa Comaschi able avenge their defeat when destroyed promoted construction defensive towers limits which only one remains Subsequently history followed that Duchy through French invasion Spanish domination until taken Austrians Napoleon descended into ruled Austrian rule resumed Congress Vienna Finally arrival Giuseppe Garibaldi freed part formed Kingdom under House Savoy At end World War II passing his escape towards Switzerland Benito Mussolini prisoner shot partisans Giulino Mezzegra small north shores motion members nationalist Swiss People’s Party submitted parliament requesting admission adjacent territories Confederation province these Rockefeller fountain today stands Bronx Zoo New York once main square Piazza Cavour lakeside bought William for lire estimated equivalent Situated south-west arm located kilometres proper borders communes Blevio Brunate Capiago Intimiano Casnate con Bernate Cavallasca Cernobbio Grandate Lipomo Maslianico Montano Lucino San Fermo della Battaglia Senna Tavernerio Torno towns Vacallo Nearby major cities Varese Lecco Lugano lakefront Town decorated light show during December divided frazioni roughly anglocentric ward Albate Acquanera Center West Borghi North East Tavernola According K ppen climate classification humid subtropical Cfa winters not long occasional periods frost Siberian Anticyclone spring autumn well marked pleasant while summer can be quite oppressive hot Wind rare sudden bursts foehn thunderstorms manage sweep air clean Pollution levels rise significantly winter cold clings soil Rain more frequent occasionally hailstorms chart explanation J F M S O D Average max min temperatures Precipitation totals Imperial conversion JFMAMJJASOND inches data Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high low precipitation days relative humidity daily average Mean monthly sunshine hours ultraviolet index Source Further information List structures Cathedral park Construction began site previous Romanesque church Santa Maria Maggiore fa ade built characteristic rose window portal flanked two Renaissance statues famous comaschi finished interior cross Gothic nave aisles piers transept wing apses age includes carved th choir tapestries cartoons Arcimboldi dome rococo structure Filippo Juvarra Other artworks include paintings Bernardino Luini Gaudenzio Ferrari Fedele erected over pre-existing central edifice original bell tower rebuilt times feature Door St decorations Sant’Agostino Cistercians early heavily renovated adjoining cloister have frescoes decoration Baroque consecrated Urban four Carpoforo apse crypt tradition re-using temple God Mercury house Saint Carpophorus local martyrs seen night festival ancient possibly Terragni’s work been described an landmark European architecture Monumento ai caduti memorial Terragni Cusi neoclassicist style Odescalchi family housed Ugo Foscolo Prince Metternich Archduke Franz Ferdinand eminent now exhibitions Monumental Fountain Volta’s monument battery designed Carlo Cattaneo painter Mario Radice m-high cement combination alternating spheres rings Ancient walls museum dedicated engineer physicist inventor sculpture Castello castle overlooking all fortress constructed c area Neoclassical English landscape across mayors economy traditionally based industry particular world-famous silk manufacturers mid increasing competition China reduced profit margins mid-sized firms gone out business As consequence manufacturing no longer economic driver absorbed Milan’s metropolitan where mainly provides workers service sector significant number residents employed industrial areas Mendrisio primarily care services hospitality commute beneficial wages notably higher reasons tourism become increasingly important chosen filming various recent popular films this together presence celebrities such Matt Bellamy properties heightened attractiveness given further boost international population count increase peaked almost inhabitants especially boom years production decline decreased people start st saw grow again than six thousand because immigration Asia Eastern Europe Africa resident aliens total distribution origin follows Pos Origin America Oceania top nationalities Citizenship Residents Philippines Romania Turkey Sri Lanka Albania Ukraine Tunisia El Salvador Ecuador Morocco Ghana Nigeria Peru Pakistan Bangladesh Egypt Moldova Brazil Russia Kosovo Iran United France Germany Poland Spain India Dominican Republic there following exhibition centers Museo Archeologico P Giovio archeological Storico devoted Didattico Della Seta educational Liceo classico scientific Pinacoteca Civica Carolingian era Palazzo Volpi cuisine Polenta dish eaten meals time obtained mixing cooking corn flour buckwheat usually served meat game cheese sometimes fish fact e Misultin Alosa agone restaurants plate polenta here depicted rabbit very common traditional region Risotto Filetti Pesce Persico simply al perch filet risotto grown prepared white wine onion butter wheat Servizio Ferroviario Regionale Regional Railway Service connects train Services provided Trenord stations Giovanni Nord Lago There five urban Albate-Camerlata Albate-Trecallo Grandate-Breccia stop north-south line between Centrale Z rich HB Basel SBB Intercity EuroCity trains station makes accessible express network funicular village mountain above sea level An old steamship comprises within lines ‘extra-urban’ crossing connecting They ASF Autolinee Ferrovie Milano bus substitution railway dismissed taxi Municipality boats hydrofoils aliscafi Navigazione connect villages sitting airports providing scheduled flights Malpensa Linate Agno Orio Serio Airport reached about half hour car Stazione Central direct shuttle coach interchange Saronno tram Piper Super Cub floatplane Como’s water aerodrome Bergamo’s quarter half-hourly less changing walking offers generally higher-priced class private charter Trains Zurich take three Idroscalo ICAO LILY seaplane base hosts own aeroplane club fleet planes used flight training tour hangar available aircraft maintenance servicing home schools Conservatory music Verdi Design school Aldo Galli University Insubria branch campus Politecnico hospitals Ospedale Sant’Anna Valduce Clinica Aprica Notable sports clubs ASDG Comense basketball team two-time winner FIBA EuroLeague Women Calcio football recreational activities tourists pedal-boating fishing rentals prestigious clay-court tennis tournament every year Citt Challenger attracts world’s players involved concurrent US Open Many testified they much prefer playing relaxed friendly environs hustle bustle Flushing Meadows Corona Park citation needed twin sister twinned Fulda Tokamachi Japan Nablus Palestine Netanya Israel Superficie Comuni Regioni italiane ottobre Istat Retrieved March Popolazione Residente Gennaio Demo-Geodemo Maps Demography ISTAT Institute Statistics b Migliorini Bruno Tagliavini Fiorelli Piero Tommaso Francesco Borri ed Dizionario italiano multimediale multilingue d’ortografia pronunzia dizionario rai Rai Eri February Canepari Luciano pronuncia italiana online dipionline Bassi Grammatica essenziale dial tt de Edizioni Famiglia Comasca Libero Locatelli 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