Vertemate con Minoprio

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Vertemate con Minoprio
Comune
Comune di Vertemate con Minoprio
Vertemate con Minoprio is located in Italy
Vertemate con Minoprio
Vertemate con Minoprio
Location of Vertemate con Minoprio in Italy
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Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province / Metropolitan city Como (CO)
Frazioni Minoprio, Vertemate
Government
 • Mayor Roberto Antonio Sironi
Area
 • Total 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation 380 m (1,250 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 3,935
 • Density 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Minopriesi, Vertematesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 22070
Dialing code 031
Website Official website

Vertemate con Minoprio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Milan and about 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Como.

Main sights

  • Abbey of San Giovanni a Vertemate, consecrated in 1096. The Romanesque church, with a nave and two aisles, is home to traces of frescoes from the 14th and 15th centuries.
  • Castle
  • Villa Raimondi

Notable residents

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Fegiz, Mario Luzzatto, Simone: «Un incidente ha cambiato la mia vita», Corriere della Sera, March 2004

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