Bulgarograsso

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Bulgarograsso
Template: Infobox municipality in Italy / maintenance / coat of arms missingNo coat of arms available.
Bulgarograsso (Italy)
Bulgarograsso
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Como  (CO)
Local name Bülgher
Coordinates 45 ° 45 ′  N , 9 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E
height 317  m slm
surface 3.8 km²
Residents 4,081 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 1,074 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 22070
prefix 031
ISTAT number 013034
Popular name Bulgaresi
Patron saint Agatha from Catania
Anna
Website Bulgarograsso

Bulgarograsso is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 4081 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Como . It is located around 10 kilometers southwest of Como and around 35 kilometers northwest of Milan .

The place name comes from a smaller Roman fort . The diminutive of Burgus is Bulgarus . The suffix grasso signals the fertility of the area. The A9 motorway from Chiasso to Lainate is not through the municipal area, but a little further away .

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Individual evidence

  1. Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.