Lavena Ponte Tresa is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) on Lake Lugano in the Province of Varese in the Italian region

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, located about northwest of

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city ...

and about north of

Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label=Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559. It is the ca ...

, on the border with Switzerland. Lavena Ponte Tresa borders the following municipalities: Brusimpiano,

Cadegliano-Viconago Cadegliano-Viconago is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about north of Varese, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population ...

, Caslano (Switzerland),

Croglio Croglio is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 18 April 2021 the municipalities of Croglio, Monteggio, Ponte Tresa and Sessa merged to form Tresa. History Croglio is first mentioned in 1 ...

(Switzerland),

Marzio Marzio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about north of Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Vär ...

, Ponte Tresa (Switzerland).

Sister cities

Mesoraca Mesoraca is a '' comune'' and town in the province of Crotone, in Calabria, southern Italy. Economy Mesoraca relies on the production of oil, wine, cereals, citruses, and intensive cattle rearing. Twin towns — sister cities Mesoraca is ...

* Lacedonia * Aquilonia * Calitri

References

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