Canzo
Sign in to saveCanzo (; , ; locally: ) is a comune (municipality) of the Italian province of Como. It is the last town north of the historical Brianza region of Lombardy, capital of the Lake Como Triangle community and a regional tourism destination.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Canzo
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Canzo
- Italian comune.nickname
- The last town of Brianza
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Canz Canzo montage2 elaborated 2.jpg
- Italian comune.imagesize
- 300 px
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Clockwise from top: Canzo skyline; an historical hotel; Canzo-Asso railway station; Saint Mir's hermitage; Catholic youth summer camp near Canzo; Saint Stephen parish church (interior); and Corni di Canzo (Canzo's Horns) mountain top
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Canzo-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.region
- Lombardy
- Italian comune.province
- Como (CO)
- Italian comune.established_title
- -Settled by Celts:-Incorporated in Roman Republic (later: Empire):-Communal sovereignty:-Adhesion to Italian unification (Risorgimento):
- Italian comune.established_date
- 450 BCfl. 194 BC800?–1414c. 1830
- Italian comune.mayor
- Giulio Nava
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 12
- Italian comune.population_total
- 5192
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Canzés (Lombard)Gosdacaanz (West. Lomb.)Matèll (in Canzo's dialect)Canzese (Italian)
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 402
- Italian comune.saint
- Saint Steven
- Italian comune.day
- 26 December
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39 sectionsContents
- History
- Founding and pre-Christian period
- 4th to 10th centuries
- 11th to 14th century
- Renaissance and Spanish rule
- 18th and 19th centuries
- 20th and 21st centuries
- Geography
- Topography
- Climate
- Lake and rivers
- Lake Segrino
- River Lambro and River Ravella
- Gajum Springs
- Townscape
- Architecture
- Parks
- Culture
- Languages
- Art, literature, and performing arts
- Festivals
- Giubiana
- ''BIOFERA''
- Fera di üsei
- St. Mir celebrations
- Gruppo Alpini Canzo
- Cuisine
- Religion
- Toponymy
- Notable people from Canzo
- Infrastructure
- Education
- Transport
- Civic life
- Sports
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Canzo (; , ; locally: ) is a comune (municipality) of the Italian province of Como. It is the last town north of the historical Brianza region of Lombardy, capital of the Lake Como Triangle community and a regional tourism destination.
It has 5,192 citizens and an area of , a density of 445 persons/km2 (1,100/sq mi).