Domaso

Domaso
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Como  (CO)
Coordinates	46 ° 9 '  N , 9 ° 20'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 9 '0 "  N , 9 ° 20' 0"  E
height	205  m slm
surface	6 km²
Residents	1,482 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	247 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	22013
prefix	0344
ISTAT number	013089
Popular name	domasini (in dialetto lécapiatt)
Patron saint	Bartholomew (Apostle) ( August 24 )
Website	Domàso

Domaso municipality in the province of Como

Domàso is a municipality with 1482 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian province of Como in the Lombardy region .

geography

Domaso is located at the confluence of the Livo with the Lago di Como and borders the municipalities of Colico ( province of Lecco ), Gravedona , Livo , Peglio , Vercana and Dongo .

history

Domaso was probably founded by the Romans. There were often arguments with the neighboring town of Gravedona . Among other things, because Gravedona was not on the side of Como or because the town wanted to be independent from the parish of San Vincenzo .

Tourism and leisure

Domaso has one of the longest beaches on the lake and is very popular with windsurfers , among others . A frequently blowing wind (Breva) creates ideal conditions for this sport.

Domaso is divided in two by the Livo River. One part consists of a medieval village center with relics of the old monastery and a small harbor. The other, newer part offers a modern infrastructure adapted to tourist needs, with campsites and the like. a.

Attractions

• Parish Church of San Bartolomeo (1724)
• Romanesque church of San Giovanni Battista (12th century)
• Villa Camilla (17th century)

Personalities

• Bartolomeo Menatti (born May 13, 1621 in Domaso, † March 15, 1702 in Rome ), from Tresivio , Bishop of Lodi , nuncio in Switzerland

photos

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literature

• Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 321.
• Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Domaso Online

Web links

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

• Domaso on the ETHorama platform

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 Giovanni Battista (photo)
4. ↑ Villa Camilla (photo)
5. ↑ Urban Fink: Bartolomeo Menatti. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 4, 2008 , accessed February 26, 2020 .