Como

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Como (Comm in the local dialect of Lombard language) is a city in Lombardy, Italy, 45 km north of Milan. Situated on Lake Como, it is the capital of the province of Como.

1 Geographical features
2 Population
3 History
4 Culture
5 Economy
6 University
7 Transportation
8 External links

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Geographical features

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Population

In 2001 Como had 78,315 inhabitants (36,805 male and 41,510 female), with a density of 2097.4 people/km². (Source: ISTAT)

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History

Some famous historical people associated with Como are:

Noteworthy historic buildings in Como are:

1. The cathedral, built between XIV and XVIII centuries, which is connected to the ancient town hall of the city, the "broletto",

2. The church of S. Abbondio. Containing beautiful paintings dating to the XI century, the church is in the 'romanic' style.

3. Casa del Fascio, designed by Giuseppe Terragni. Possibly Terragni's most famous work, it has been described as an early "landmark of modern European architecture".

http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Casa_del_Fascio.html

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Culture

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Main Buildings

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Duomo (built beween XIV and XVIII century)
San Fedele (romanic church)
Broletto (ancient municiple)
Tempio Voltiano (Alessandro Volta's museum)
Sant'Abbondio (romanic church)
Casa del Fascio (by Giuseppe Terragni)
Monumento ai caduti (by Giuseppe Terragni)
Teatro Sociale (by Giuseppe Cusi)
Villa Olmo (expositions)
Ancient Walls (medieval)
Castello Baradello (ancient small medieval castel)

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Museums

Musei Civici
Museo archeologico "P. Giovio"
Museo Storico
Pinacoteca
Tempio Voltiano
Museo della Seta
Museo Liceo classico "A. Volta"
Villa Olmo (expositions)

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Theatres

Teatro Sociale

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Economy

The economy of Como was traditionally based on industry - the city was world-famous for its silk manufacturers. In recent years tourism has become an increasingly important sector. Many celebrities have settled on the shores of the Lake Como, for example Madonna, George Clooney, Versace, and Sylvester Stallone, and this has considerably heightened Como's international profile.

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University

Università degli studi dell'Insubria - polo di Como (website)
Politecnico di Milano - polo di Como (website)

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Transportation

Como is linked with other major cities of Lombardy by trains of the Servizio Ferroviario Regionale (R lines). The service is brought by Trenitalia and Ferrovie Nord Milano with two main stations: Como S. Giovanni (Trenitalia) and Como Lago (Ferrovie Nord Milano). Also there's one more urban station served by Trenitalia (Albate) and three more urban stations served by Ferrovie Nord Milano (Como Borghi-Università, Como Camerlata and Grandate Breccia).

Nearest airports are Milano Malpensa and Lugano Agno. Milano Malpensa is reachable both by buses (C250, cheaper but less frequent) and by trains (Ferrovie Nord Milano interchange in Saronno, more expensive). Anyway the journey takes about 1 hour.

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