Rovellasca is a ''
comune
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municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
) in the
Province of Como
The Province of Como ( it, Provincia di Como; german: Provinz Como; Comasco: ) is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and L ...
in the
Italian
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region
Lombardy
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, located about northwest of
Milan
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and about south of
Como
Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label= Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and '' comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.
Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps ...
.
Rovellasca borders the following municipalities:
Bregnano
Bregnano (Comasco: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about south of Como.
Bregnano borders the following municipalities: Cadorago, Cermenate, Lazzate, ...
,
Lazzate
Lazzate is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan.
Lazzate borders the following municipalities: Bregnano, Cermenate, Lentate sul Seveso, Rovellasca, Misi ...
,
Lomazzo
Lomazzo (Western Lombard: ) is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Como, in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is situated halfway between Como and Milan. The ancient historical center of the town was founded on the top of a hill situated i ...
,
Misinto
Misinto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan.
Misinto borders the following municipalities: Lentate sul Seveso, Lazzate, Rovellasca, Rovello Porro, ...
,
Rovello Porro
Rovello Porro (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about south of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,797 and an area of .P ...
.
Physician and zoologist
Giovanni Battista Grassi
Giovanni Battista Grassi (27 March 1854 – 4 May 1925) was an Italian physician and zoologist, best known for his pioneering works on parasitology, especially on malariology. He was Professor of Comparative Zoology at the University of Catania ...
was born in Rovellasca.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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