Gravedona ed Uniti is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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 ...

in the

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region of

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, located about north of

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

and about northeast of

Como Como (, ; , or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Nestled at the southwestern branch of the picturesque Lake Como, the city is a renowned tourist destination, ce ...

. The municipality of Gravedona ed Uniti 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) of Negrana, San Carlo, Segna, Trevisa, Traversa and, following an act of fusion passed by Lombardy Region, the annexed former municipalities of

Consiglio di Rumo Consiglio di Rumo is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Gravedona ed Uniti, Province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como, on the border with Switzerland. It was a separate ''comune'' until ...

and Germasino, included on 16 May 2011. Before 2011, ''comune'' was known simply as Gravedona. The town of Gravedona has a small harbour and overlooks

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. ...

and the eastern shoreline. On 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,669 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. After the enlargement of 2011, the municipality rose to an area of and a population of 4,222 inhabitants. Gravedona is situated at the mouth of a gorge. The handsome ''Palazzo del Pero'' with four towers, at the upper end, was built in 1586 by

Pellegrino Tibaldi San Sebastiano (Milan) Pellegrino Tibaldi (1527, Valsolda - 27 May 1596, Milan), also known as Pellegrino di Tibaldo de Pellegrini, was an Italian mannerist architect, sculptor, and mural painter. Biography Tibaldi was born in Puria di Valsolda ...

for the Milanese Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio. Adjoining the venerable church of ''San Vincenzo'' rises the 12th century Romanesque ''Baptistery of Santa Maria del Tiglio'', with campanile, containing two Christian inscriptions of the 5th century. The old vacation home of

Alessandro Volta Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (, ; ; 18 February 1745 – 5 March 1827) was an Italian chemist and physicist who was a pioneer of electricity and Power (physics), power, and is credited as the inventor of the electric battery a ...

is located near Palazzo Del Pero at Villa Stampa, where Volta also spent his honeymoon. Villa Stampa was granted to Volta by the Stampa family of Gravedona, a noble family at the time. On the wall of the villa is an engraved plaque with a dedication to the Stampa family and Alessandro Volta. Gravedona ed Uniti borders the following municipalities:

Colico Colico (Comasco, Comasque: or ; ) is a town and comune in the province of Lecco, in Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated on the northern arm of Lake Como, where the river Adda (river), Adda enters the lake. Colico is the largest town i ...

Domaso Domaso (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como. As of 9 October 2011, it had a population of 1,455 and an area of 6.1 km². ...

, Dongo,

Dosso del Liro Dosso del Liro (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a populati ...

, Garzeno, San Nazzaro Val Cavargna, Peglio, Stazzona and, in Switzerland, Roveredo, Sant'Antonio and San Vittore.

Demographic evolution

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References

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