Garzeno

Garzeno
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Como (CO)
Local name	Garzee
Coordinates	46 ° 8 ′ N , 9 ° 15 ′ E Coordinates: 46 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ N , 9 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ E
height	662 m slm
surface	28.76 km²
Residents	708 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	25 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	22010
prefix	0344
ISTAT number	013106
Popular name	garzenesi
Patron saint	Donato and Clement of Rome ( November 23 )
Website	Garzeno
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The municipality of Garzeno in the province of Como

Garzeno is an Italian commune with 708 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Como in the Lombardy region .

geography

Garzeno is located above Lake Como on Strada provinciale 5 in the Albano Valley, at the foot of Monte Cortafon ( 1688 m slm ). The municipality covers the districts: Catasco , Piazze , Mòllen , Brenzeglio , Domagnolo , Quansc, Carcinedo and Ponte. The neighboring municipalities are: Cremia , Cusino , Dongo , Gravedona ed Uniti , Grandola ed Uniti , Pianello del Lario , Plesio , San Bartolomeo Val Cavargna and San Nazzaro Val Cavargna .

Data from ISTAT

Parish church of San Pietro (15th century) with frescoes by the painter Giovanni Mauro della Rovere, also known as Fiammenghino.
Oratory San Jorio at the San Jorio Pass ( 2012 m slm )
House with a thatched roof

Rita Pellegrini: Antica vita tra le Masoni. Editore Attilio Sampietro, Menaggio 2009.
Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 317.
Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Garzeno Online

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