Proserpio
Encyclopedia
Proserpio is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Como
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 40 km north of Milan
and about 13 km east of Como
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 942 and an area of 2.4 km². The name comes from the Roman goddess Proserpina
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Proserpio borders the following municipalities: Canzo
, Castelmarte
, Erba
, Longone al Segrino
.
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
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 40 km 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 13 km east of Como
Como
Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 942 and an area of 2.4 km². The name comes from the Roman goddess Proserpina
Proserpina
Proserpina or Proserpine is an ancient Roman goddess whose story is the basis of a myth of Springtime. Her Greek goddess' equivalent is Persephone. The probable origin of her name comes from the Latin, "proserpere" or "to emerge," in respect to the growing of grain...
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Proserpio borders the following municipalities: Canzo
Canzo
Canzo or Canz is a town and comune in the province of Como, in Lombardy. It has 5,192 citizens and an area of 11.8 km², with a density of 445 humans/km²...
, Castelmarte
Castelmarte
Castelmarte is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km north of Milan and about 12 km east of Como...
, Erba
Erba (CO)
Erba is a comune of some 17,000 inhabitants in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy...
, Longone al Segrino
Longone al Segrino
Longone al Segrino is a small village between Como and Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy. It is located about north of Milan and about east of Como.It is famous for its beautiful lake, an unusual case of an intact ecosystem....
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