Giulino (also known as Giulino di Mezzegra) is an Italian ''

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'' of Mezzegra, in the province of Como. Since 21 January 2014, both Giulino and Mezzegra are included in the comune of

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History

Early history

The village was an autonomous municipality until 1928, when it merged into Mezzegra becoming its ''

'' (civil parish).

Death of Mussolini

The village is the place where

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and his lover Claretta Petacci were executed on 28 April 1945, in front of a manor house named ''Villa Belmonte''. The execution was carried out on the orders of the National Liberation Committee by Walter Audisio, a Communist partisan, after Mussolini was captured in Dongo (often erroneously considered to be the place where the execution took place)."Villa Belmonte - Mussolini death place" (virtualglobetrotting.com)
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Geography

Giulino, part of the Intelvi geographical region, lies on the hills close to the north-western shore of the Lake Como. It is 2 km from Mezzegra, 30 from Como and 40 from

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(in

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Literature

*Bruno Giovanni Lonati : "''Quel 28 aprile. Mussolini e Claretta: la verità''". Mursia, 1994.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Former municipalities of the Province of Como Frazioni of the Province of Como Benito Mussolini Tremezzina