Dumenza
Encyclopedia
Dumenza is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Varese
in the Italian
region of Lombardy
, located about 70 kilometres (43.5 mi) northwest of Milan
and about 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) north of Varese
, on the border with Switzerland
.
The municipality of Dumenza contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Runo (birthplace of painter Bernardino Luini
), Due Cossani, Stivigliano, and Trezzino.
Dumenza borders the following municipalities: Agra
, Astano
(Switzerland), Curiglia con Monteviasco
, Luino
, Maccagno
, Miglieglia
(Switzerland), Monteggio
(Switzerland), Novaggio
(Switzerland), Sessa (Switzerland), Veddasca
.
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 Varese
Province of Varese
The Province of Varese is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese but its largest city is Busto Arsizio....
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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 70 kilometres (43.5 mi) northwest 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 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) north of Varese
Varese
Varese is a town and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan.It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or urban part of the city is called Varesotto.- Geography :...
, on the border with Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
The municipality of Dumenza 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) Runo (birthplace of painter Bernardino Luini
Bernardino Luini
Bernardino Luini was a North Italian painter from Leonardo's circle. Both Luini and Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio were said to have worked with Leonardo directly; he was described to have taken "as much from Leonardo as his native roots enabled him to comprehend". Consequently many of his works were...
), Due Cossani, Stivigliano, and Trezzino.
Dumenza borders the following municipalities: Agra
Agra, Italy
Agra is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.-External links:*...
, Astano
Astano
Astano is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Astano is first mentioned in 1272 as Astanum. The old village center has some architecturally notable buildings, such as the Ca 'da Roma. In the Middle Ages the monastery of S. Pietro in Ciel d'Oro...
(Switzerland), Curiglia con Monteviasco
Curiglia con Monteviasco
Curiglia con Monteviasco is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km northwest of Milan and about 70 km northwest of Varese in the Val Veddasca, on the border with Switzerland. The municipal seat is in Curiglia.-References:...
, Luino
Luino
Luino is a small town and comune near the border with Switzerland on the eastern shore of Lake Maggiore, in the Province of Varese ....
, Maccagno
Maccagno
Maccagno is a comune of c. 2,000 inhabitants in the province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located in the Val Veddasca about 70 km northwest of Milan and about 25 km northwest of Varese.-History:...
, Miglieglia
Miglieglia
Miglieglia is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Numerous, but inconclusive archaeological findings indicate that there may have been a Roman era settlement near the current municipality. On a promontory overlooking the river Magliasina are...
(Switzerland), Monteggio
Monteggio
Monteggio is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Monteggio is first mentioned in 1466 as da Montegio. Until 1819 the current village core was called Albio. The name comes from the fortified seat of the Capitanei of Sessa, the ruins of which are...
(Switzerland), Novaggio
Novaggio
Novaggio is a municipality in the district of Lugano, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.-History:Novaggio is first mentioned in 1244 as Novagio....
(Switzerland), Sessa (Switzerland), Veddasca
Veddasca
Veddasca is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km northwest of Milan and about 30 km north of Varese in the Val Veddasca, on the border with Switzerland....
.