Como

For other uses, see Como (disambiguation).

Como
Còmm (Lombard)
Comune
Città di Como
View of Como from Baradello Castle
View of Como from Baradello Castle
Flag of Como
Flag
Coat of arms of Como
Coat of arms
Location of Como
Map
Como is located in Italy
Como
Como
Location of Como in Lombardy
Como is located in Lombardy
Como
Como
Como (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°49′0″N 9°5′0″E / 45.81667°N 9.08333°E / 45.81667; 9.08333
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceComo (CO)
Roman foundation196 BC
FrazioniAlbate, Borghi, Breccia, Camerlata, Camnago Volta, Civiglio, Garzola, Lora, Monte Olimpino, Muggiò, Ponte Chiasso, Prestino, Rebbio, Sagnino, Tavernola
Government
 • MayorAlessandro Rapinese (since 27 June 2022) (Ind.)
Area
[1]
 • Total
37.14 km2 (14.34 sq mi)
Elevation
201 m (659 ft)
Population
 (31 October 2022)[2]
 • Total
84,250
 • Density2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
DemonymComaschi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
22100
Dialing code031
Patron saintSaint Abbondio
Saint day31 August
WebsiteOfficial website
Como and its lake.
Life Electric, by Daniel Libeskind, to celebrate scientist Alessandro Volta (2015)

Como (Italian: [ˈkɔːmo] ⓘ,[3][4] locally [ˈkoːmo] ⓘ;[3] Comasco: Còmm [ˈkɔm],[5] Cómm [ˈkom] or Cùmm [ˈkum];[6] Latin: Novum Comum) is a city and comune (municipality) in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.

Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps has made Como a tourist destination, and the city contains numerous works of art, churches, gardens, museums, theatres, parks, and palaces: the Duomo, seat of the Diocese of Como; the Basilica of Sant'Abbondio; the Villa Olmo; the public gardens with the Tempio Voltiano; the Teatro Sociale; the Broletto or the city's medieval town hall; and the 20th-century Casa del Fascio.[7]

Como was the birthplace of many historical figures, including the poet Caecilius mentioned by Catullus in the first century BCE,[8][9] writers Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger, Pope Innocent XI, scientist Alessandro Volta,[10] and Cosima Liszt, second wife of Richard Wagner and long-term director of the Bayreuth Festival, and Antonio Sant'Elia (1888–1916), a futurist architect and a pioneer of the modern movement.[citation needed]

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  2. ^ "Demo-Geodemo. – Maps, Population, Demography of ISTAT – Italian Institute of Statistics". Archived from the original on 21 November 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b Migliorini, Bruno; Tagliavini, Carlo; Fiorelli, Piero. Tommaso Francesco Borri (ed.). "Dizionario italiano multimediale e multilingue d'ortografia e di pronunzia". dizionario.rai.it. Rai Eri. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  4. ^ Canepari, Luciano. "Dizionario di pronuncia italiana online". dipionline.it. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  5. ^ Carlo Bassi, Grammatica essenziale del "dialètt de Còmm", Como, Edizioni della Famiglia Comasca, 2014
  6. ^ Libero Locatelli, Piccola grammatica del dialetto comasco, Como, Famiglia Comasca, 1970, p. 6.
  7. ^ "Como, Italy. The best things to do in Como city". Lake Como Travel. 8 May 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. ^ John Hazel (2001). Who's who in the Roman World. Psychology Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-415-22410-9.
  9. ^ "Catullus". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  10. ^ "Alessandro Volta". Corrosion-doctors.org. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2011.