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Canzo
Canzo (; , ; Canzés, locally: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) of the Italian province of Como. It is the last town north of the historical Brianza region of Lombardy, capital of the Lake Como Triangle community and a regional tourism destination. It has 5,192 citizens and an area of , a density of 445 persons/km2 (1,100/sq mi). Its history began in the 5th century BC, when it was founded by Celts and Gauls, Gaulish Insubres. Prehistoric settlements date to the Mesolithic period and the Copper Age. The name of the town comes from the Latin language, Latin ''Cantius'', itself from the Celtic language, Celtic root meaning ''edge''. It is known in Lombardy for its mountains, particularly the Corni di Canzo (Canzo's Horns) and the Cornizzolo. The surroundings are rich in watercourses and springs. Lago del Segrino is a glacial lake fed by underground springs. Canzo hosts ''BIOFERA'', one of the main organic farming events in Italy. According to a statistic of the major List of bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan–Asso Railway
The Milan–Asso railway is a regional railway, railway line with standard track gauge which links Milan to Canzo crossing for Erba, Lombardy, Erba and other towns in Brianza. The most northern terminal is the station of Canzo-Asso, which is located in Canzo's territory but is also known as Asso in the short form. That, because there is another station on the line called Canzo station and Canzo-Asso is next to Asso's boundary and serves this commune too. The management of the railway and of the station is performed by FERROVIENORD, FerrovieNord S.p.A., a society of the FNM group, which will hold authority until March 17, 2016, thanks to renewed concessions with the Decreto Dirigenziale del Ministero dei Trasporti e della Navigazione n. 3239/2000. The regional and suburban passenger service is provided by Trenord, Trenord Srl which works under a service contract negotiated with Lombardy, Regione Lombardia for period 2009–2020. History Project and construction In 1877, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corni Di Canzo
The Corni di Canzo (en: ''Canzo's Horns''), (also known as Còrni o Curunghèj o Culunghèj in Canzés) are a group of mountains located in the Triangolo lariano ('' larian triangle''), to the south of Lake Como. Administratively they belong to the province of Como. Description They are three peaks, from east to west, named after Canzo town, in fact central and western horns edge val Ravella valley and the territory of Canzo and Valbrona town. Only the third peak, the smallest, is in the territory of Valmadrera town. Western horn is 1373 meters high, the central one 1368 meters and the eastern is only 1232 meters. The two highest peaks are well visible in Brianza and look like horns. SOIUSA classification According to the SOIUSA (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain can be classified in the following way: * main part = Western Alps * major sector = North Western Alps * section = Lugano Prealps * subsection = Prealpi Comasche * sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canzés Dialect
Canzés (also written Canzees) is a variety of Brianzöö (a Western Lombard dialect) spoken in the commune of Canzo, Italy. Historical and Cultural Characteristics Canzés is spoken by approximately 2000 people in and near the town of Canzo. It is similar to common Brianzöö, and to varieties of Vallassina, of Como, of Lecco and of Monza, but it also shares similarities with Milanese because of historical ties with Milan. Its lexicon is partially shared with Brianzöö. In comparison with common Brianzöö, Canzés has a broader variety of stylistic registers, from peasant style to courtly style. Because Canzo is in the northernmost zone of the Brianza, Canzés preserves lexical archaisms better than modern Milanese, and has changed less under the influence of Italian. In the Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland (AIS) of the Universities of Bern and Zurich (1928–1940) and in the Acoustic Vivarium of Italian Languages and Dialects (Viv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Como
Lake Como ( , ) also known as Lario, is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of , making it the third-largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore. At over deep, it is one of the deepest lakes in Europe. Its characteristic "Y" shape resulted from the movement of the ancient Adda glacier, which was diverted by the mountainous terrain and carved the three branches. Located at the foot of the Alps, Lake Como has been a popular retreat for aristocracy and the wealthy since Roman times, and a major tourist attraction with many artistic and cultural gems. Its shores are dotted with numerous villas and palaces, such as Villa Olmo, Villa Serbelloni, and Villa Carlotta, known for their historic architecture and elaborate gardens. The mild, humid climate, influenced by the lake, supports a diverse range of subtropical plants as well as traditional Mediterranean crops like olives. The surrounding mountains host typical Alpine flora and fauna. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brianza
Brianza (, ) is a geographical, historical and cultural area of Italy, at the foot of the Alps, in the northwest of Lombardy, between Milan and Lake Como. Geography Brianza extends from the Canzo area, North of Monza (approximately 14 km from Milan), to the Seveso River on the West and to the Adda River on the East. The southern and western parts are mostly flat, while the northern and eastern parts are mountainous. Brianza encompasses a part of the Local government, administrative area of the Province of Monza and Brianza, a part of the administrative area of the Province of Lecco, a part of the administrative area of the Province of Como and some municipalities of the administrative area of the province of Milan bordering the Province of Monza and Brianza. The main language spoken in this area is Italian and to a lesser extent Brianzöö dialect, a dialect of the Lombard language. Brianza is densely populated, with approximately 1.372 inhabitants/km2, yet re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lombardy
The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is located between the Alps mountain range and tributaries of the river Po (river), Po, and includes Milan, its capital, the largest metropolitan area in the country, and among the largest in the EU. Its territory is divided into 1,502 ''comuni'' (the region with the largest number of ''comuni'' in the entire national territory), distributed among twelve administrative subdivisions (eleven Provinces of Italy, provinces plus the Metropolitan City of Milan). The region ranks first in Italy in terms of population, population density, and number of local authorities, while it is fourth in terms of surface area, after Sicily, Piedmont, and Sardinia. It is the second-most populous Region (Europe), region of the European Union (EU), and the List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Como
The province of Como (; Comasco dialect, Comasco: ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It borders the Switzerland, Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grisons, Grigioni to the north, the Italian provinces of Province of Sondrio, Sondrio and Province of Lecco, Lecco to the East, the province of Monza and Brianza to the south and the province of Varese to the West. The city of Como is its capital—other large towns, with more than 10,000 inhabitants, include Cantù, Erba, Lombardy, Erba, Mariano Comense and Olgiate Comasco. Campione d'Italia also belongs to the province and is Enclave and exclave, enclaved in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The Lugano Prealps cover the territory of the province, and the most important body of water is the glacial Lake Como. Municipalities , the main ''comuni'' (: ''comune'') by population are: The full list is: * Albavilla * Albese con Cassano * Albiolo * Alserio * Alta Valle Intelvi * Alzate Brianza * Anzano del Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Unification
The unification of Italy ( ), also known as the Risorgimento (; ), was the 19th century political and social movement that in 1861 ended in the annexation of various states of the Italian peninsula and its outlying isles to the Kingdom of Sardinia, resulting in the creation of the Kingdom of Italy. Inspired by the rebellions in the 1820s and 1830s against the outcome of the Congress of Vienna, the unification process was precipitated by the Revolutions of 1848, and reached completion in 1870 after the capture of Rome and its designation as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. Individuals who played a major part in the struggle for unification and liberation from foreign domination included King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy; politician, economist and statesman Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour; general Giuseppe Garibaldi; and journalist and politician Giuseppe Mazzini. Borrowing from the old Latin title '' Pater Patriae'' of the Roman emperors, the Italians gave to King Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lombard Language
The Lombard language (,Classical Milanese orthography, and . ,Ticino, Ticinese orthography. Modern Western orthography and Classical Cremish Orthography. or ,Eastern Lombard, Eastern unified orthography. depending on the orthography; pronunciation: ) belongs to the Gallo-Italic group within the Romance languages. It is characterized by a Celtic language, Celtic linguistic substratum and a Lombardic language, Lombardic Superstratum, linguistic superstratum and is a dialect continuum, cluster of homogeneous dialects that are spoken by millions of speakers in Northern Italy and southern Switzerland. These include most of Lombardy and some areas of the neighbouring regions, notably the far eastern side of Piedmont and the extreme western side of Trentino, and in Switzerland in the cantons of Ticino and Graubünden. The language is also spoken in Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina in Brazil by Lombard immigrants from the Province of Bergamo, in Italy. History Origins The m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Lombard Dialects
Western Lombard is a group of varieties of the Lombard language, a Romance language of the Gallo-Italic languages, Gallo-Italic subgroup. It is spoken primarily in Italy and Switzerland. Within Italy, it is prevalent in the Lombard provinces of Province of Milan, Milan, Province of Monza and Brianza, Monza and Brianza, Province of Varese, Varese, Province of Como, Como, Province of Lecco, Lecco, Province of Sondrio, Sondrio, and parts of Province of Cremona, Cremona (excluding Crema, Lombardy, Crema and its immediate surroundings), Province of Lodi, Lodi, and Province of Pavia, Pavia. In Piedmont, it is spoken in the provinces of Province of Novara, Novara, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, the eastern area of the Province of Alessandria (around Tortona), and a small part of Province of Vercelli, Vercelli (Valsesia). In Switzerland, Western Lombard is spoken in the canton of Ticino and part of the canton of Graubünden. Due to its historical association with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornizzolo
Monte Cornizzolo ( Insubric ''Curnisciöö'') is a mountain situated between the province of Como and the province of Lecco, Lombardy, northern Italy, particularly in the territory of the village of Canzo. The peak reaches 1,241 metres in altitude. It houses the Marisa Consigliere mountain hut, open every Sunday throughout the year, at 1,100 metres above sea level. Mount Cornizzolo is well known amongst hang gliding and paragliding fans, due to a launch camp which is available almost all year. An element of historical interest is the Abbey of San Pietro al Monte, an 11th-century building which is located in a little valley on the mountain. Cornizzolo has historically been a holy mountain, seat of Pre-Celtic (e.g. the ''Coppelle'': cult of Water), Celtic (e.g. the ''Cepp da l'Angua'': cult of Anguana), Roman (e.g. the ''Fons Sacer'': cult of Mars) and Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Como
The province of Como (; Comasco dialect, Comasco: ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It borders the Switzerland, Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grisons, Grigioni to the north, the Italian provinces of Province of Sondrio, Sondrio and Province of Lecco, Lecco to the East, the province of Monza and Brianza to the south and the province of Varese to the West. The city of Como is its capital—other large towns, with more than 10,000 inhabitants, include Cantù, Erba, Lombardy, Erba, Mariano Comense and Olgiate Comasco. Campione d'Italia also belongs to the province and is Enclave and exclave, enclaved in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The Lugano Prealps cover the territory of the province, and the most important body of water is the glacial Lake Como. Municipalities , the main ''comuni'' (: ''comune'') by population are: The full list is: * Albavilla * Albese con Cassano * Albiolo * Alserio * Alta Valle Intelvi * Alzate Brianza * Anzano del Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
