Carugo

Carugo
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Como  (CO)
Local name	Carüg
Coordinates	45 ° 43 '  N , 9 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 42 '40 "  N , 9 ° 11' 40"  E
height	270  m slm
surface	4.12 km²
Residents	6,649 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	1,614 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	22060
prefix	031
ISTAT number	013048
Popular name	Carughesi
Patron saint	Bartholomew ( August 24 )
Website	Carugo

San Martino church, medieval frescoes

Carugo is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 6649 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Como in Lombardy .

geography

The municipality is located about 14 kilometers southeast of Como and borders directly on the province of Monza and Brianza . In the Carugo area is the Fontana del Guercio , a small nature reserve. Carugo is nestled between the Lambro and Terrò rivers .

traffic

The station has existed on the Milano – Asso railway line since 1879 and also serves the neighboring municipality of Giussano .

Attractions

• Parish Church of San Bartolomeo
• Romanesque church of San Martino di Tours with frescoes
• Madonna di San Zeno church (18th century)
• Medieval tower (11th century)

literature

• Elena Alfani: Santi, supplizi e storia nella pittura murale lombarda del XII secolo: la cappella di San Martino a Carugo. Nuova Argos, Roma 2000.
• Fabio Scirea: San Martino di Carugo. In: Roberto Cassanelli, Paolo Piva (eds.): LOMBARDIA ROMANICA PAESAGGI MONUMENTALI, Jaca Book, 2011, p. 57.

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 Bartolomeo (photo)
3. ↑ Romanesque Church of San Martino di Tours (photo)
4. ↑ Church of Madonna di San Zeno (photo)
5. ↑ Medieval tower (photo)

Web links

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