Germignaga
Encyclopedia
Germignaga is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Varese
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 70 km northwest of Milan
and about 20 km northwest of Varese
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,721 and an area of 6.2 km².
The municipality of Germignaga contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Ronchetto, Ronchi, Fornace, Casa Moro, Premaggio and Mirandola Nuova.
Germignaga borders the following municipalities: Brezzo di Bedero
, Brissago-Valtravaglia
, Cannero Riviera
, Luino
, Montegrino Valtravaglia
.
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 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 km 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 20 km northwest 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 :...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,721 and an area of 6.2 km².
The municipality of Germignaga 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) Ronchetto, Ronchi, Fornace, Casa Moro, Premaggio and Mirandola Nuova.
Germignaga borders the following municipalities: Brezzo di Bedero
Brezzo di Bedero
Brezzo di Bedero is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km northwest of Milan and about 20 km northwest of Varese....
, Brissago-Valtravaglia
Brissago-Valtravaglia
Brissago-Valtravaglia is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km northwest of Milan and about 15 km northwest of Varese....
, Cannero Riviera
Cannero Riviera
Cannero Riviera , is a comune with a population of 1,073 and an area of 14.46 km²in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont...
, 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 ....
, Montegrino Valtravaglia
Montegrino Valtravaglia
Montegrino Valtravaglia is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 110 km northwest of Milan and about 70 km west of Varese...
.