- Vertemate con Minoprio
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Vertemate con Minoprio — Comune — Comune di Vertemate con Minoprio 
Coat of armsLocation of Vertemate con Minoprio in Italy
Vertemate con MinoprioCoordinates: 45°44′N 9°4′E / 45.733°N 9.067°ECoordinates: 45°44′N 9°4′E / 45.733°N 9.067°E Country Italy Region Lombardy Province Como (CO) Frazioni Minoprio, Vertemate Government – Mayor Roberto Antonio Sironi Area – Total 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi) Elevation 380 m (1,247 ft) Population (2008)[1] – Total 3,935 – Density 678.4/km2 (1,757.2/sq mi) Demonym Minopriesi, Vertematesi Time zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 22070 Dialing code 031 Website Official website Vertemate con Minoprio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 km north of Milan and about 9 km south of Como.
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Main sights
- Abbey of San Giovanni a Vertemate, consecrated in 1096. The Romanesque church, with a nave and two aisles, is home to traces of frescoes from the 14th and 15th centuries.
- Castle
- Villa Raimondi
Notable residents
- Simone Tomassini, Italian singer-songwriter was born in Vertemate con Minoprio in 1974.[2]
References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Fegiz, Mario Luzzatto, Simone: «Un incidente ha cambiato la mia vita», Corriere della Sera, March 2004
External links
Categories:- Cities and towns in Lombardy
- Communes of the Province of Como
- Province of Como geography stubs
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