Dumenza is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Varese
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in the
Italian
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region of
Lombardy
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, 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
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.
The municipality of Dumenza 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) Runo (birthplace of painter
Bernardino Luini
Bernardino Luini (/82 – June 1532) was a north Italian painter from Leonardo's circle during the High Renaissance. Both Luini and Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio were said to have worked with Leonardo directly; he was described as having taken ...
), Due Cossani, Stivigliano, and Trezzino.
Dumenza borders the following municipalities:
Agra
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,
Astano (Switzerland),
Curiglia con Monteviasco,
Luino,
Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca,
Miglieglia (Switzerland),
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),
Novaggio (Switzerland),
Sessa (Switzerland).
Notable people
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Vincenzo Peruggia
Vincenzo Peruggia (8 October 1881 8 October 1925) was an Italian decorator best known for stealing the ''Mona Lisa'' from the Louvre, a museum in Paris where he had briefly worked as glazier, on 21 August 1911.
Early life and work at the Louvre ...
*
Bartolomeo Scappi
Bartolomeo Scappi ( – 13 April 1577) was a famous Italian Renaissance chef and food writer, best known for his high profile clients, including being the personal chef of Pope Pius IV.
Biography
Scappi came from Dumenza in Lombardy, Italy, ...
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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