Blevio

Blevio
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Como  (CO)
Coordinates	45 ° 50 ′  N , 9 ° 6 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  E
height	240  m slm
surface	5 km²
Residents	1,217 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	243 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	22020
prefix	031
ISTAT number	013026
Popular name	bleviani
Patron saint	Gordiano and Epimaco (saints) ( May 10 )
Website	Blevio

The municipality of Blevio in the province of Como

Blevio municipality on Lake Como

Church of Santi Epimaco e Gordiano

Pietra Nairola

Blevio is a municipality with 1217 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian province of Como in the Lombardy region .

The community stretches over an altitude of 200 to 1140  m slm ; it lies at the foot of the Pizzo Tre Termini mountain , which is the highest point in the municipality.

history

Blevio includes seven ancient villages. The so-called "the seventh cities" (Capovico, Cazzanore, Girola, Maggianico, Mezzovico, Sopravilla and Sorto) . The most important of these were near Lake Como.

The etymology of the city's name was found in the Celtic language: Blevio → “Biuelius” (Latin “vivo - alive”; old Irish “biu - I use to be”) .

Demographic development

Attractions

• Parish Church of San Gordiano
• Immacolata Church (18th century)
• Villa Belvedere, in the district of Cazzanore
• Villa pasta
• Villa Ricordi
• Villa Roccabruna, in the Colombaio district
• Villa Cramer, in the district of Meggianico
• La Pietra Nairola , strange granite boulder (4.5 × 7.4 m)

Personalities

→ Main article : List of personalities from Blevio

literature

• Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 292.
• Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Blevio Online .

Web links

Commons : Blevio  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Historical development of the municipality of Blevio and the parish of Gordiano e Epimaco
• Blevio on lombardiabeniculturali.it architetture
• Blevio (Italian) in lombardia.indettaglio.it, accessed January 9, 2016.
• Blevio on tuttitalia.it/lombardia
• Blevio on comuni-italiani.it/013/026

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ Parish Church of San Gordiano on lombardiabeniculturali.it
3. ^ Church of Immacolata
4. ↑ Villa Belvedere,
5. ↑ Villa Pasta
6. ^ Villa Ricordi
7. ^ Villa Roccabruna
8. ^ Villa Cramer