Bellagio
Bellagio | |
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| Comune di Bellagio | |
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Location of Bellagio  | |
  Bellagio Location of Bellagio in Italy  Bellagio Bellagio (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°59′N 09°15′E / 45.983°N 9.250°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Como (CO) |
| Frazioni | Aureggio, Begola, Borgo, Breno, Brogno, Cagnanica, Casate, Cascine Gallasco, Cassinott, Cernobbio, Chevrio, Civenna, Costaprada, Crotto, Guello, Guggiate, Loppia, Makallé, Neer, Oliverio, Paum, Pescallo, Piano Rancio, Prà Filippo, Regatola, Rovenza, San Giovanni, San Primo, San Vito, Scegola, Suira, Taronico, Vergonese, Visgnola |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Angelo Barindelli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 229 m (751 ft) |
| Population (31 June 2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,736 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bellagini (it.); Belagìn (west.lmo.) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22021 |
| Dialing code | 031 |
| Patron saint | Saint James |
| Saint day | 25 July |
| Website | Official website |
Bellagio is a small town on the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy. The southern part of Lake Como is split into two branches by a peninsula. The peninsula is shaped like a triangle. Bellagio is on the northern tip of the peninsula. In 2017 about 3,700 people lived in Bellagio. The Ancient Romans called the town Bilacus.[2][3]
Twin towns[change | change source]
Altea, Spain (1991)
Bad Kötzting, Germany (1991)
Bundoran, Ireland (1991)
Granville, France (1991)
Holstebro, Denmark (1991)
Houffalize, Belgium (1991)
Meerssen, Netherlands (1991)
Niederanven, Luxembourg (1991)
Preveza, Greece (1991)
Sesimbra, Portugal (1991)
Sherborne, England, United Kingdom (1991)
Karkkila, Finland (1997)
Oxelösund, Sweden (1998)
Judenburg, Austria (1999)
Chojna, Poland (2004)
Kőszeg, Hungary (2004)
Sigulda, Latvia (2004)
Sušice, Czech Republic (2004)
Türi, Estonia (2004)
Zvolen, Slovakia (2007)
Prienai, Lithuania (2008)
Marsaskala, Malta (2009)
Siret, Romania (2010)
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ ISTAT (Italian Institute of Statistics). Bellagio[permanent dead link]. Retrieved 27 November 2017 (in Italian).
- ↑ Macri, Rosmarie (2015). Fascinating Lake Como: travel guide for discoverers. Troubador Publishing Ltd. pp. 130–135. ISBN 978-1-78462-962-5.
- ↑ AICCRE (Associazione italiana del Consiglio dei Comuni e delle Regioni d'Europa). Gemellaggi della Regione Lombardia. Retrieved 27 November 2017 (in Italian).
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Bellagio at Wikimedia Commons
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