- Dongo (CO)
Infobox CityIT
img_coa = Dongo-Stemma.png
official_name =Comune di Dongo
name = Dongo
region =Lombardy
province = Como (CO)
elevation_m = 208
area_total_km2 = 7.5
population_as_of = Dec. 2004
population_total = 3480
population_density_km2 = 463
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|46|8|N|9|17|E|type:city(3,480)_region:IT
frazioni =
telephone = 0344
postalcode = 22014
gentilic = Donghesi
saint =Saint Stephen
day =26 December
mayor = Virginio Lillia, since2004-06-14
website = [http://www.comune.dongo.co.it www.comune.dongo.co.it]
mapy = 9.2833
mapx = 46.1333Dongo is a "
comune " in theProvince of Como in the Italian regionLombardy . It lies on the northwestern shore ofLake Como betweenGravedona and Musso at the mouth of the Albano. It is convert|70|km|mi|0 north ofMilan and about convert|40|km|mi|0 northeast ofComo . As of31 December 2004 , it had a population of 3,480 and an area of 7.5 km².All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical instituteIstat .]It was in Dongo, on
27 April ,1945 , thatBenito Mussolini and other powerful fascists were captured byUrbano Lazzaro and other partisans as they were attempting to escape across the Swiss border.Dongo borders the following municipalities:
Colico ,Consiglio di Rumo ,Garzeno ,Germasino , Musso,Pianello del Lario ,Stazzona .Palazzo Del Vescovo
The majestic Palazzo del Vescovo (Palace of the Bishop) was erected in the 1600's by the family of the Marquis Cossoni. In 1854,
Carlo Romanò , theBishop of Como , acquired the building from the Cossoni family.In 1983 the Town of Dongo purchased the building. The citizens of Dongo, assisted financially by the Comunità Montana Alto Lario Occidentale, initiated the complete restoration of the Palazzo shortly thereafter.
Still bearing its original name, the building currently houses the Civic Institute of Music "Alto Lario," and, since December of 2003, the
International Piano Academy Lake Como .Demographic evolution
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References
External links
* [http://www.comune.dongo.co.it Official website]
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