Cernobbio is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Como

Province of Como

The Province of Como is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Lecco to the East, the Province of Milan to the south and the Province of Varese to the West...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region of Lombardy

Lombardy

Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...

, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

 and about 2 kilometres (1 mi) northwest of Como

Como

Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....

, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,031 and an area of 11.7 km².

The municipality of Cernobbio contains the frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Rovenna and Piazza Santo Stefano.

Cernobbio borders the following municipalities: Blevio

Blevio

Blevio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km north of Milan and about 2 km northeast of Como...

, Breggia

Breggia

thumb|The Breggia at [[Morbio Inferiore]].Breggia is a Swiss-Italian river. The springs are around the Monte Generoso and Monte d'Orimento in the Val d'Intelvi at an elevation of 1389 m. It enters Swiss territory between Erbonne and Scudellate, and flows along the Muggio Valley until...

 (Switzerland), Como

Como

Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....

, Maslianico

Maslianico

Maslianico is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northwest of Como, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,469 and an area of 1.3 km².Maslianico borders the following...

, Moltrasio

Moltrasio

Moltrasio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about north of Como, near the border with Switzerland...

, Vacallo

Vacallo

Vacallo is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It is the first village of the Valle di Muggio.-History:...

 (Switzerland).

Cernobbio received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on May 24, 2005.

Events

Since 1975, every year in early September the city of Cernobbio hosts the Ambrosetti Forum

Ambrosetti Forum

The Ambrosetti Forum is an annual international economic conference held at Villa d'Este, in the Italian town of Cernobbio on the shores of Lake Como...

, a notable international economic conference.

External links

• www.comune.cernobbio.co.it/