Musso, Lombardy
-
Musso — Comune — Comune di Musso 
Coat of armsLocation of Musso in Italy
MussoCoordinates: 46°6′44″N 9°16′33″E / 46.11222°N 9.27583°E Country Italy Region Lombardy Province Como (CO) Frazioni Bresciana, Campagnano, Campaccio, Croda, Genico, Terza Government – Mayor Ugo Bertera Area – Total 4.12 km2 (1.6 sq mi) Elevation 201 m (659 ft) Population (31 December 2007)[1] – Total 1,060 – Density 257.3/km2 (666.4/sq mi) Demonym Mussesi Time zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 22010 Dialing code 0344 Patron saint Saint Biaggio Saint day 3 February Musso is a small town in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy. It lies on the western shore of the northern branch of Lake Como about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of the city of Como. The comune of Musso, which includes the town itself and the surrounding area of lake and mountainside, extends over an area of 412 hectares, with a minimum elevation of 199 metres and a maximum of 1,325 and has a population of 1020. It borders the communes of Dongo to the north, Pianello del Lario to the south and Colico across the lake in the Province of Lecco.[2]
The commune is a member of the Comunità Montana Alto Lario Occidentale.
Main sights
The castle, which dates back to the fourteenth century, was the power-base of Gian Giacomo Medici (‘il Medeghino’), brother of Pope Pius IV, and variously known as “pirate, king, brigand, traitor, rebel, assassin and hero”. During the years 1522 to 1532 he acquired control over much of the lake and parts of Brianza. He was finally defeated by the combined forces of the Duke of Milan Francesco II Sforza, the Swiss Confederacy and the Grisons.[3]
Notes
- ^ ISTAT 2007
- ^ Sources:ISTAT 2007; Comuni-Italiani.it n.d. and the sub-page Clima e Dati Geografici
- ^ Comunità Montana Alto Lario Occidentale n.d.
References
- Comuni-Italiani.it (n.d.), Comune di Musso (CO), http://www.comuni-italiani.it/013/160/index.html.
- Comunità Montana Alto Lario Occidentale (n.d.), Musso, http://www.cmaltolario.it/Musso/tabid/537/Default.aspx.
- ISTAT (2007), Popolazione residente al 1 Gennaio 2007: Musso, Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, http://demo.istat.it/pop2007/query.php?m1=&m2=&m3=&m4=&m5=y&f1=&f2=&f3=&f4=&f5=y&daanno=0&adanno=100&lingua=ita&Rip=S1&Reg=R03&Pro=P013&Com=160&submit=Tavola.
Settlements Abbadia Lariana · Argegno · Bellagio · Bellano · Blevio · Brienno · Carate Urio · Cernobbio · Colico · Colonno · Como · Consiglio di Rumo · Cremia · Dervio · Domaso · Dongo · Dorio · Faggeto Lario · Gera Lario · Giulino · Gravedona · Griante · Laglio · Lecco · Lenno · Lezzeno · Lierna · Malgrate · Mandello del Lario · Menaggio · Mezzegra · Moltrasio · Musso · Nesso · Oliveto Lario · Ossuccio · Perledo · Pianello del Lario · Pognana Lario · Sala Comacina · San Siro · Sant'Abbondio · Santa Maria Rezzonico · Sorico · Torno · Tremezzo · Valbrona · Valmadrera · Varenna · Vercana
Islands Rivers Valleys Mountains Landmarks Villa del Balbianello · Villa Carlotta · Villa d'Este · Priorato di Piona · Castello di Vezio · Sacro Monte di OssuccioFilms People Categories:- Cities and towns in Lombardy
- Communes of the Province of Como
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Musso (disambiguation) — Musso may refer to: Places Italy Musso, Lombardy, a comune in the Province of Como People Musso, an Indonesian politician Guillaume Musso, a French writer Mitchel Musso, an American actor Niccolò Musso, an Italian painter Other uses Musso Frank… … Wikipedia
Musso (CO) — Infobox CityIT img coa = official name = Comune di Musso name = Musso region = Lombardy province = Como (CO) elevation m = 201 area total km2 = 4.12 population as of = 2007 01 01 population total = 1020 population footnotes = [harvnb|ISTAT|2007]… … Wikipedia
Musso — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Musso (homonymie). Musso Administration Pays … Wikipédia en Français
Dongo, Lombardy — Dongo Comune Comune di Dongo … Wikipedia
Dorio, Lombardy — Dorio Comune Comune di Dorio Dorio … Wikipedia
Corrido, Lombardy — Corrido Comune Comune di Corrido … Wikipedia
Orsenigo, Lombardy — Orsenigo Comune Comune di Orsenigo … Wikipedia
Lake Como — For other uses, see Lake Como (disambiguation). Como Lake redirects here. For other uses, see Como Lake (disambiguation). Lario redirects here. For other uses, see Lario (disambiguation). Lake Como … Wikipedia
Como — For other uses, see Como (disambiguation). Como Comune Città di Como … Wikipedia
Menaggio — Comune Comune di Menaggio … Wikipedia
