Como
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Como (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkɔːmo] ⓘ,[3][4] locally [ˈkoːmo] ⓘ;[3] Comasco: Còmm [ˈkɔm],[5] Cómm [ˈkom] or Cùmm [ˈkum];[6]) is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.
Como
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| Città di Como | |
View of Como from Baradello Castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Como  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°49′0″N 9°5′0″E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Como (CO) |
| Roman foundation | 196 BC |
| Frazioni | Albate, Borghi, Breccia, Camerlata, Camnago Volta, Civiglio, Garzola, Lora, Monte Olimpino, Muggiò, Ponte Chiasso, Prestino, Rebbio, Sagnino, Tavernola |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alessandro Rapinese (since 27 June 2022) (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.14 km2 (14.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 201 m (659 ft) |
| Population (31 October 2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 84,250 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Comaschi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22100 |
| Dialing code | 031 |
| Patron saint | Saint Abbondio |
| Saint day | 31 August |
| Website | Official website |
Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps has made Como a tourist destination, and the city contains numerous works of art, churches, gardens, museums, theatres, parks, and palaces: the Duomo, seat of the Diocese of Como; the Basilica of Sant'Abbondio; the Villa Olmo; the public gardens with the Tempio Voltiano; the Teatro Sociale; the Broletto or the city's medieval town hall; and the 20th-century Casa del Fascio.[7]
Como was the birthplace of many historical figures, including the poet Caecilius mentioned by Catullus in the first century BCE,[8][9] writers Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger, Pope Innocent XI, scientist Alessandro Volta,[10] and Cosima Liszt, second wife of Richard Wagner and long-term director of the Bayreuth Festival, and Antonio Sant'Elia (1888–1916), a futurist architect and a pioneer of the modern movement.
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