Country Italy Frazioni Azzano, Giulino Demonym(s) Mezzegresi Area 3.41 km² Postal code 22010 Region Lombardy | Province / Metropolitan city Province of Como (CO) Elevation 206 m (676 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Monday 2:28 PM Province Province of Como Dialling code 0344 | |
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Mezzegra e il lago di como
Mezzegra is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy.
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- Mezzegra e il lago di como
- Map of 22010 Mezzegra Province of Como Italy
- Mezzegra lake como lombardy italy europe
- Geography
- History
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Map of 22010 Mezzegra, Province of Como, Italy
Mezzegra lake como lombardy italy europe
Geography
It lies on the northwestern shore of Lake Como between Tremezzo and Lenno at the foot of Monte Tremezzo, elevation 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) above sea level. It is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,016 and an area of 3.4 square kilometres (1.3 sq mi).
Mezzegra borders the following municipalities: Grandola ed Uniti, Lenno, Tremezzo.
The Comune di Mezzegra will be united to Lenno, Ossuccio and Tremezzo to form a single municipality named Tremezzina: the new administration will be formalized after election of the mayor on 25 May 2014
History
On 28 April 1945 in Giulino, a frazione of Mezzegra, Benito Mussolini and his lover Claretta Petacci were executed by partisan fighters.