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Encyclopedia > Como
For other uses, see Como (disambiguation).
Comune di Como
Coat of arms of Comune di Como
Municipal coat of arms
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Como (CO)
Mayor Stefano Bruni (since 2002-05-28)
Elevation 201 m
Area 37 km²
Population
 - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 83,016
 - Density 2,117/km²
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 45°49′N, 09°05′E
Gentilic Comaschi
Dialing code 031
Postal code 22100
Frazioni Ponte Chiasso, Garzola, Sagnino, Monteolimpino, Tavernola, Camnago Volta, Lora, Prestino, Breccia, Rebbio, Civiglio, Muggió, Albate
Patron Saint Abbondio
 - Day August 31
Website: www.comune.como.it

Como (Comm in the local dialect of Lombard language) is a city in Lombardy, Italy, 45 km north of Milan. Situated at the southern tip of the south-west arm of Lake Como, it is the capital of the province of Como. Como may refer to: Como, Italy Como Grande, a mountain peak in Italy Como, Western Australia Como, Colorado in the United States Como, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney Como Park, including a zoo and conservatory, in Saint Paul, Minnesota Perry Como Como is a frequently-used conjunction or... Image File history File links Como-Stemma. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitutions role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws... For the village of the same name in Ontario, Canada, see Lombardy, Ontario. ... In Italy, a province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality (comune) and region (regione). ... Como (It. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries that do not observe summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Central European Time West Africa Time British Summer Time* Irish Summer Time* Western European Summer Time* Category: ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Here are a list of area codes in Italy. ... A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other subdivisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. ... Saint Abundius (Abondius, Abundias, Abbondio) was an Italian bishop, born at Thessalonica early in the fifth century; d. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The term Lombard refers to a group of related varieties spoken mainly in Northern Italy (most of Lombardy and some areas of neighbouring regions) and Southern Switzerland (Ticino and Graubünden). ... Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the village of the same name in Ontario, Canada, see Lombardy, Ontario. ... For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... Lake Como (Lago di Como in Italian, also known as Lario; Latin: Larius Lacus) is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. ... Como (It. ...

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History

The hills surrounding the current location of Como were inhabited in prehistoric times, at least since the Bronze Age. Remains of settlements are still present on the wood covered hills to the South West of town. The people that inhabited these settlements were known as the Orobii, a Celtic tribe. The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ...


Around the 1st century BC the territory became subjected to the Romans. The first center was situated on the nearby hills, but it was then moved to its current location by order of Julius Caesar, who had the swamp near the southern tip of the lake drained and laid the plan of the walled city in the typical grid of perpendicular streets. The newly founded town was named Novum Comum and had the status of municipium. (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 1st century BC started on January 1, 100 BC and ended on December 31, 1 BC. An alternative name for this century is the last century BC. The AD/BC notation does not use a year zero. ... For other uses, see Julius Caesar (disambiguation). ...


In 774 the town surrendered to the invasion of the Franks led by Charlemagne, and it became a center of commercial exchange. This article is about the Frankish people and society. ... Charlemagne (left) and Pippin the Hunchback. ...


In 1127 Como lost the decade-long war against the nearby town of Milan. A few decades later, with the help of Frederick Barbarossa, the Comaschi could avenge their defeat when Milan was destroyed in 1162. Frederick promoted the construction of several defensive towers around the city limits, of which only one remains, the Baradello. For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... Frederick in a 13th century Chronicle Frederick I (German: Friedrich I. von Hohenstaufen)(1122 – June 10, 1190), also known as Friedrich Barbarossa (Frederick Redbeard) was elected king of Germany on March 4, 1152 and crowned Holy Roman Emperor on June 18, 1155. ...

City and Lago of Como, painted by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1834.
City and Lago of Como, painted by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1834.

From then on the history of Como followed that of the Ducato di Milano, through the French invasion, then the Spanish domination until 1714, when the territory was taken by the Austrians. Napoleon descended into Lombardy in 1796 and ruled it until 1815, when the Austrian rule was resumed after the Congress of Vienna. Finally in 1859, with the arrival of Giuseppe Garibaldi, the town was freed from the Austrians and it became part of the newly formed Kingdom of Italy under the House of Savoy. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2048x1430, 256 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Como User:Rl/Images ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2048x1430, 256 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Como User:Rl/Images ... Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (portrait by Nadar) Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (July 26, 1796 – February 22, 1875) was a French landscape painter. ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... The Congress of Vienna was a conference between ambassadors from the major powers in Europe that was chaired by the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich and held in Vienna, Austria, from late September, 1814, to June 9, 1815. ... Garibaldi in 1866. ... Italian unification, also known as Risorgimento (resurrection), was a historical process by which the Kingdom of Sardinia (ruled by the Savoy dynasty with Turin as its capital) gradually conquered the Italian peninsula, including the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the Duchy of Modena, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, the Duchy... The House of Savoy or in Italian, La Casa di Savoia, or simply Casa Savoia, (or Savoie, French) is a dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain in Savoy, a region that includes present-day Piemonte, other parts of Northern Italy, and a smaller region in France. ...


At the end of World War II, after passing through Como on his escape towards Switzerland, Mussolini was taken prisoner and then shot by Comaschi partisans in Giulino di Mezzegra, a small town on the north shores of Como Lake. Lake Como (Lago di Como in Italian, also known as Lario) is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. ...


As a curiosity, the Rockefeller fountain that today stands in the Bronx Zoo in New York City was once in the main square by the lakeside. It was bought by William Rockefeller in 1902. William Rockefeller (May 31, 1841-June 24, 1922), American financier, was a cofounder of the prominent United States Rockefeller family. ...

Main sights

Churches

Duomo (Cathedral).
Duomo (Cathedral).
The church of San Fedele, apse area.
Villa Olmo.
Villa Olmo.
  • Duomo (cathedral), begun in 1396 on the site of the previous Romanesque church of Santa Maria Maggiore. The façade was built in 1457, with the notable rose window and a portal flanked by two Renaissance statues of the famous Comaschi, Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger. The construction was finished in 1740. The interior is on the Latin cross plan, with Gothic nave and two aisles divided by pilasters, while the transept wing and the relative apses are from the Renaissance age. It includes a carved 16th century choir and tapestries on cartoons by Giuseppe Arcimboldi. The dome is a notable rococo structure by Filippo Juvarra. Other artworks include 16th-17th centuries tapestries and 16th century paintings by Bernardino Luini and Gaudenzio Ferrari.
  • San Fedele, a Romanesque church erected around 1120 over a pre-existing central plan edifice. The contemporary bell tower was rebuilt in modern times. The main feature is the famous Door of St. Fedele, carved with medieval decorations.
  • Sant'Agostino, built by the Cistercians in the early 14th century, but largely renovated in the 20th century. The interior and the annexed cloister have frescoes from the 15th-17th centuries, but most of the decoration comes from the Baroque era.
  • The Romanesque basilica of Sant'Abbondio, consecrated in 1095 by Pope Urban II. The interior, with a nave and four aisles, contains beautiful paintings dating to the 11th century and frescoes from the 14th.
  • San Carpoforo (11th century, apse and crypt from 12th century). According to tradition, it was founded re-using a former temple of the God Mercury to house the remains of St. Carpophorus and other local martyrs.

Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1000x1504, 610 KB) Der Dom mit Domplatz in Como am Comer See in der Lombardei in Italien Selbst fotografiert im Mai 2005 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1000x1504, 610 KB) Der Dom mit Domplatz in Como am Comer See in der Lombardei in Italien Selbst fotografiert im Mai 2005 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (723x895, 409 KB) ^ 17 U.S.C. §104A Giulio Carlo Argan, Storia dellArte, Sansoni, 1981 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (723x895, 409 KB) ^ 17 U.S.C. §104A Giulio Carlo Argan, Storia dellArte, Sansoni, 1981 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1172x720, 157 KB) Palace on lakefront, Como, Italia. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1172x720, 157 KB) Palace on lakefront, Como, Italia. ... The Duomo of Florence, Santa Maria del Fiore Front of Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore the Duomo Duomo is a generic Italian term for a cathedral church. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pliny the Elder: an imaginative 19th Century portrait. ... Gayus Plinius Colonoscopy Caecilius Secundus (63 - ca. ... Giuseppe Arcimboldo (also spelled Arcimboldi; 1527 - July 11, 1593) was an Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of such objects as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books -- that is, he painted representations of these objects on the canvas arranged in such a way that the... North side of the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo - carriage courtyard: all the stucco details sparkled with gold until 1773, when Catherine II had gilding replaced with olive drab paint. ... Filippo Juvarra. ... Bernardino Luini (1482-1532) was an Italian painter. ... Glory of Angels, in Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Saronno. ... The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ... Urban II, né Otho of Lagery (or Otto or Odo) (1042 - July 29, 1099), pope from 1088 to July 29, 1099, was born into nobility in France at Lagery (near Châtillon-sur-Marne) and was church educated. ... A sculpture of the Roman god Mercury by 17th-century Flemish artist Artus Quellinus. ... Carpophorus, Exanthus, Cassius, Severinus, Secundus, and Licinius (d. ...

Public edifices and other sights

  • Broletto (ancient Town Hall)
  • Casa del Fascio, possibly Giuseppe Terragni's most famous work. It has been described as an early "landmark of modern European architecture".
  • Monumento ai caduti (by Giuseppe Terragni)
  • Teatro Sociale (by Giuseppe Cusi)
  • Villa Olmo, built from 1797 in neoclassicist style by the Odescalchi family. It housed Napoleon Bonaparte, Ugo Foscolo, Metternich, Emperor Francis Ferdinand I, Giuseppe Garibaldi and other eminent figures. It is now seat of exhibitions.
  • Villa Melzi (1808-1810), with a magnificent panorama over the Lake. It has a famous giardino all'Italiana. According to tradition, Franz Liszt composed here some of his most famous piano sonatas.
  • Villa Carlotta (c. 1690). It has an English-style park, and a collection of marbles by Canova, reliefs by Thorvaldsen and others.
  • Ancient walls (medieval)
  • Castello Baradello, a small medieval castle.

Giuseppe Terragni (1904, Meda, Italy - 1943, Como, Italy) was an Italian architect who worked primarily under the fascist regime of Mussolini and pioneered the Italian modern movement under the rubric of Rationalism. ... Giuseppe Terragni (1904, Meda, Italy - 1943, Como, Italy) was an Italian architect who worked primarily under the fascist regime of Mussolini and pioneered the Italian modern movement under the rubric of Rationalism. ... Erba-Odescalchi, or Odescalchi-Erba is the name of a Roman princely family of great antiquity. ... Bonaparte as general Napoleon Bonaparte ( 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des... Ugo Foscolo (1778-1827), Italian writer, was born at Zakynthos in the Ionian Isles on 6 Febraury 1778. ... Klemens Wenzel von Metternich Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Fürst von Metternich-Winneberg-Beilstein (May 15, 1773 - June 11, 1858) (sometimes rendered in English as Prince Clemens Metternich) was an Austrian politician and statesman and perhaps the most important diplomat of his era. ... Garibaldi in 1866. ... “Liszt” redirects here. ... Self-portrait by Canova, 1792. ...

Museums

  • Musei Civici
  • Museo archeologico "P. Giovio"
  • Museo Storico
  • Pinacoteca
  • Tempio Voltiano, a museum devoted to Alessandro Volta's work.
  • Museo della Seta
  • Museo Liceo classico "A. Volta"
  • Villa Olmo (expositions)

This article is about the physicist Alessandro Volta. ...

Notable Comaschi

Famous people associated with Como include:

Pliny the Elder: an imaginative 19th Century portrait. ... Authorship redirects here. ... Natural philosophy is a term applied to the objective study of nature and the physical universe before the development of modern science. ... Naturalis Historia, 1669 edition, title page. ... Gayus Plinius Colonoscopy Caecilius Secundus (63 - ca. ... For the fish called lawyer, see Burbot. ... Authorship redirects here. ... Natural philosophy is a term applied to the objective study of nature and the physical universe before the development of modern science. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... Innocent XI, né Benedetto Odescalchi (May 16, 1611 - August 12, 1689) was pope from 1676 to 1689. ... Paolo Giovio (1483–1552) was a major Italian chronicler of the Italian Wars. ... Combatants France, the Holy Roman Empire, the states of Italy (notably the Republic of Venice, the Duchy of Milan, the Kingdom of Naples, the Papal States, Florence, and the Duchy of Ferrara), England, Scotland, Spain, the Ottoman Empire, the Swiss, Saxony, and others The Italian Wars, often referred to as... This article is about the physicist Alessandro Volta. ... Giuseppe Terragni (1904, Meda, Italy - 1943, Como, Italy) was an Italian architect who worked primarily under the fascist regime of Mussolini and pioneered the Italian modern movement under the rubric of Rationalism. ... This article focuses on the cultural movement labeled modernism or the modern movement. See also: Modernism (Roman Catholicism) or Modernist Christianity; Modernismo for specific art movement(s) in Spain and Catalonia. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... A type of Italian architecture from the 1930s used to celebrate the XXth year of the fascist regime in Rome. ... Gabriele Oriali (November 25, 1952) was an Italian soccer player who mainly played defensive midfield but could also play center-back. ... Gianluca Zambrotta, Cavaliere OMRI[1] (born February 19, 1977 in Como) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Floraleda Sacchi Floraleda Sacchi (June 14, 1978) is an Italian harpist, composer and musicologist born in Como. ... Harp is also a slang term for the diatonic harmonica. ... A musicologist is someone who studies musicology. ...

Economy

The economy of Como was traditionally based on industry - the city was world famous for its silk manufacturers. In recent years tourism has become increasingly important. Many celebrities have homes on the shores of Lake Como, for example Matthew Bellamy, Madonna, George Clooney, Gianni Versace, and Sylvester Stallone. This has considerably heightened Como's international profile. For other uses of this word, see Silk (disambiguation). ... “Tourist” redirects here. ... Lake Como (Lago di Como in Italian, also known as Lario) is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. ... Matthew James Bellamy (born June 9, 1978 in Cambridge, England) is the lead singer, guitarist and pianist of rock group Muse, known for his falsetto voice and guitar/piano playing ability. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an Academy Award and two-time Golden Globe-winning American actor, director, producer and screenwriter, known for his role in the first five seasons of the long-running television drama ER (1994–99), and his rise as an A-List movie star... Gianni Versace (December 2, 1946 – July 15, 1997) was an accomplished Italian designer of both clothing and theater costumes. ... Sylvester Stallone (born Michael Enzio Sylvester Stallone on July 6, 1946 Died 20th September 2007 in accident, is a two-time Academy Award-nominated American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. ...


University

  • Università degli studi dell'Insubria - polo di Como ([1]) - Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and other courses
  • Politecnico di Milano - polo di Como ([2]) - Environmental, Computer and Management Engineering courses

Politecnico di Milano is the largest technical university in Italy with about 42,000 students. ...

Transportation

Trains

The Servizio Ferroviario Regionale connects Como by train to other major cities in Lombardy (R lines). Services are provided by Trenitalia (a.k.a. Ferrovie dello Stato: FS) (website) and LeNORD (website) through two main stations: Como S. Giovanni (Trenitalia) and Como Lago (LeNORD). There is another urban station served by Trenitalia (Albate) and three more urban stations served by LeNORD (Como Borghi-Università, Como Camerlata and Grandate Breccia). A trip to Milan costs 3.50€. From 2008 Como will also be connected to Milan with the line S9 of the Servizio Ferroviario Suburbano (S). Trenitalia logo. ...


Local transport

The local public transport network counts 10 urban (within city limits) lines and 'extra-urban' (crossing city limits) (C) lines connecting Como with most of its province centers. They are provided by SPTLinea (website).


Urban Lines
Line 1: Chiasso FS - S.Fermo
Line 3: Lora - Grandate
Line 4: S.Giovanni FS - Camnago V.
Line 5: S.Giovanni FS - Civiglio
Line 6: Maslianico - Albate
Line 7: Sagnino - Lora
Line 8: S.Giovanni FS - Casnate
Line 9: P.za Cavour - Cimitero
Line 10: Albate - Navedano
Line 11: P.Chiasso - Bassone
Line 12: Camerlata-S.Fermo-Tavernola


Urban bus tickets have to be bought before boarding the bus in newsstands or bars, a ticket for a single ride costs 1€, while a ticket for 75 minutes costs 1.05€.


Ferrovie Nord Milano also provides other bus lines connecting Como to Varese in substitution of the original railway line that was dismissed in the 1960s.


The funicolare (funicular) connects the center of Como with Brunate, a small village (1800 inhabitants) on a mountain at 715 meters above sea level. The journey takes about 7 minutes and the view is worth the trip: it can also be the starting point for a stroll on the mountains. Angels Flight, Los Angeles, California with gantlet track configuration Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with full length parallel tracks The Gütschbahn in Lucerne, Switzerland – from an 1893 guidebook A funicular, also called funicular railway, inclined railway, inclined plane, or, in the United Kingdom, a cliff railway, is a system of...


The boats and 'aliscafi' of Navigazione Lago di Como connect the town with most of the villages sitting on the shores of the lake, the former are slower and right for sightseeing, the latter are faster and make less stops.


A taxi service is provided by the Comune di Como.


Airports

The nearest airports are Milano Malpensa and Lugano Agno. Milano Malpensa can be reached in about 1 hour either by bus (line C250) or by train (LeNORD for 8.10€), with interchange in Saronno. Other airports in the area include Milano Linate and Bergamo Orio al Serio. Both can be reached with shuttle buses from the Stazione Centrale in Milan, the former is also served by trams of the public transport system of Milan. Malpensa International Airport (IATA: MXP, ICAO: LIMC) is located in the province of Varese, near Milan, Italy. ... Lugano Airport (IATA: LUG, ICAO: LSZA) lies closer to the village of Agno than to Lugano itself. ... Country Italy Region Lombardy Province Varese (VA) Mayor Elevation 212 m Area 10. ...


External links

  • Official homepage Comune di Como (Italian/English)
  • Additional information on Villa Olmo in Como (English)
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