Vertemate con Minoprio

Vertemate con Minoprio
Vertemaa cont Minoeubra  (Lombard)
Comune
Comune di Vertemate con Minoprio

Coat of arms
Vertemate con Minoprio
Location of Vertemate con Minoprio in Italy
Coordinates: 45°44′N 9°4′E / 45.733°N 9.067°E / 45.733; 9.067Coordinates: 45°44′N 9°4′E / 45.733°N 9.067°E / 45.733; 9.067
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province 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 UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 22070
Dialing code 031
Website Official website

Vertemate con Minoprio (Comasco: Vertemaa cont Minoeubra [ʋerteˈmɑː kũ miˈnøːbra]) 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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