Vertemate con Minoprio

Vertemate con Minoprio
—  Comune  —
Comune di Vertemate con Minoprio
Coat of arms
Vertemate con Minoprio Location of Vertemate con Minoprio in Italy
Coordinates: 45°44′N 9°4′E / 45.733°N 9.067°E / 45.733; 9.067Coordinates: 45°44′N 9°4′E / 45.733°N 9.067°E / 45.733; 9.067
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.

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

1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
2. ^ Fegiz, Mario Luzzatto, Simone: «Un incidente ha cambiato la mia vita», Corriere della Sera, March 2004

External links

• Official website