Como
Como (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkɔːmo] ⓘ, locally [ˈkoːmo] ⓘ; Comasco: Còmm [ˈkɔm], Cómm [ˈkom] or Cùmm [ˈkum];) 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 | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Como | |
Como Location of Como in Lombardy Como Como (Lombardy) | |
| 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) | |
| • 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.
Como was the birthplace of many historical figures, including the poet Caecilius mentioned by Catullus in the first century BCE, writers Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger, Pope Innocent XI, scientist Alessandro Volta, 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.