Musso, Lombardy

{{Infobox Italian comune

| name = Musso

| official_name = Comune di Musso

| native_name = {{native name|lmo|Muss}}

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| image_shield = Musso-Stemma.png

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| coordinates = {{coord|46|6|44|N|9|16|33|E|type:city(1,052)_region:IT|display=inline}}

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| region = Lombardy

| province = Como (CO)

| frazioni = Bresciana, Campagnano, Campaccio, Croda, Genico, Terza

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| mayor = Ugo Bertera

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| area_total_km2 = 4.12

| population_footnotes = {{harvnb|ISTAT|2007}}

| population_total = 1060

| population_as_of = 31 December 2007

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| population_demonym = Mussesi

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| elevation_m = 201

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| saint = Saint Biaggio

| day = 3 February

| postal_code = 22010

| area_code = 0344

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Musso (Comasco: {{lang|lmo|Muss}} {{IPA|lmo|ˈmys|}}) is a small town in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy. It lies on the western shore of the northern branch of Lake Como about {{convert|35|km|mi|0}} northeast of the city of Como. The comune of Musso, which includes the town itself and the surrounding area of lake and mountainside, extends over an area of {{convert|412|ha|acre|lk=in}}, with a minimum elevation of {{convert|199|m|ft}} and a maximum of {{convert|1325|m|ft}} and has a population of 1,020. It borders the communes of Dongo to the north, Pianello del Lario to the south and Colico across the lake in the Province of Lecco.Sources:{{harvnb|ISTAT|2007}}; {{harvnb|Comuni-Italiani.it|n.d.}} and the sub-page [http://www.comuni-italiani.it/013/160/clima.html Clima e Dati Geografici]

The commune is a member of the Comunità Montana Alto Lario Occidentale.

Main sights

The castle, which dates back to the fourteenth century, was the power-base of Gian Giacomo Medici (‘il Medeghino’), brother of Pope Pius IV, and variously known as “pirate, king, brigand, traitor, rebel, assassin and hero”. During the years 1522 to 1532 he acquired control over much of the lake and parts of Brianza. He was finally defeated by the combined forces of the Duke of Milan Francesco II Sforza, the Swiss Confederacy and the Grisons.{{harvnb|Comunità Montana Alto Lario Occidentale|n.d.}}

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References

  • {{citation|author=Comuni-Italiani.it|year=n.d.

|title=Comune di Musso (CO)

|url=http://www.comuni-italiani.it/013/160/index.html}}.

  • {{citation|author=Comunità Montana Alto Lario Occidentale|year=n.d.|title=Musso|url=http://www.cmaltolario.it/Musso/tabid/537/Default.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722030145/http://www.cmaltolario.it/Musso/tabid/537/Default.aspx|archive-date=2011-07-22}}.
  • {{citation

|author=ISTAT

|year=2007

|title=Popolazione residente al 1 Gennaio 2007: Musso

|url=http://demo.istat.it/pop2007/query.php?m1=&m2=&m3=&m4=&m5=y&f1=&f2=&f3=&f4=&f5=y&daanno=0&adanno=100&lingua=ita&Rip=S1&Reg=R03&Pro=P013&Com=160&submit=Tavola

|publisher=Istituto Nazionale di Statistica}}.


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Category:Cities and towns in Lombardy

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