Val Rezzo
Encyclopedia
Val Rezzo is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Como
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 70 km north of Milan
and about 30 km north of Como
, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 202 and an area of 6.6 km².
Val Rezzo borders the following municipalities: Bogno
(Switzerland), Carlazzo
, Cavargna
, Certara
(Switzerland), Cimadera
(Switzerland), Corrido
, Porlezza
, San Nazzaro Val Cavargna
, Valsolda
.
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 70 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 30 km north 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 202 and an area of 6.6 km².
Val Rezzo borders the following municipalities: Bogno
Bogno
Bogno is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Bogno is first mentioned in the 13th Century as Bonio. It grew into a permanent settlement from the seasonal herding camps around the alpine pastures...
(Switzerland), Carlazzo
Carlazzo
Carlazzo is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km north of Milan and about 25 km north of Como...
, Cavargna
Cavargna
Cavargna is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km north of Milan and about 30 km north of Como, on the border with Switzerland...
, Certara
Certara
Certara is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Certara is first mentioned in 1264 as Certara with the church of S. Pietro Martire....
(Switzerland), Cimadera
Cimadera
Cimadera is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Cimadera is first mentioned in 1422 as cima d'Era. The village was originally an alpine herding camp for the inhabitants of Treciore which was part of the town of Sonvico. After the plague of...
(Switzerland), Corrido
Corrido (CO)
Corrido is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about north of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 762 and an area of 6.3 km²....
, Porlezza
Porlezza
Porlezza is a comune on Lake Lugano in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km north of Milan and about 25 km north of Como...
, San Nazzaro Val Cavargna
San Nazzaro Val Cavargna
San Nazzaro Val Cavargna is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km north of Milan and about 30 km north of Como, on the border with Switzerland...
, Valsolda
Valsolda
Valsolda is a comune of c. 1,600 inhabitants in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km north of Milan and about 25 km north of Como, on the border with Switzerland....
.