San Fermo della Battaglia

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San Fermo della Battaglia
coat of arms
San Fermo della Battaglia (Italy)
San Fermo della Battaglia
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Como  (CO)
Coordinates 45 ° 49 '  N , 9 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 48 '31 "  N , 9 ° 2' 56"  E
height 397  m slm
surface 5.78 km²
Residents 7,859 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 1,360 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 22020
prefix 031
ISTAT number 013206
Popular name sanfermesi
Patron saint Saint Fermo ( August 9th )
Website San Fermo della Battaglia
Battle of San Fermo (1859)

San Fermo della Battaglia is a municipality with 7859 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian province of Como in the Lombardy region .

geography

The municipality is located near the border with Switzerland on Strada provinciale 17 (provincial road) between Cavallasca and Como and is affected by the A9 autostrada . The neighboring communities are: Chiasso in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland, Como, Gironico , Colverde and Montano Lucino .

history

The municipality was called Vergosa until 1911 . The place got the addition Battaglia due to the battle of San Fermo that took place here .

On January 1, 2017, the previously independent municipality of Cavallasca was incorporated.

Demographic development

Data from ISTAT

Attractions

  • San Fermo e Lorenzo Sanctuary (1565)
  • Santa Maria Immacolata Church (1778)

literature

Web links

Commons : San Fermo della Battaglia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ San Fermo e Lorenzo pilgrimage church (photo) on lombardiabeniculturali.it/
  3. ↑ Church of Santa Maria Immacolata (photo) on lombardiabeniculturali.it, accessed July 29, 2015.