Cremenaga is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Varese
The province of Varese () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese (population of 80,857 inhabitants), but its largest city is Busto Arsizio. The headquarters of AgustaWestland, the compa ...
in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region
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 about northwest of
Milan
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and about north of
Varese
Varese ( , ; or ; ; ; archaic ) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 was 80,559.
It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or exurban part ...
, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 780 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
The municipality of Cremenaga contains the ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...
'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Sasso del Castello, Mirabello, Campagna, Monte Sette Termini (i Bedeloni), and Cascina Porsù.
Cremenaga borders the following municipalities:
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 o ...
,
Cugliate-Fabiasco,
Luino,
Monteggio
Monteggio 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
Monteggio is first mentioned ...
(Switzerland),
Montegrino Valtravaglia
Montegrino Valtravaglia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about west of Varese.
Montegrino Valtravaglia borders the following municipalities: Brissago ...
.
Demographic evolution
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References
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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