Asso
Encyclopedia
Asso is an Italian comune
in the province of Como
, in Lombardy
, Italy. It has 3,524 citizens and an area of 6.46 km², with a density of 546 people/km².
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Como
Province of Como
The Province of Como is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Lecco to the East, the Province of Milan to the south and the Province of Varese to the West...
, in Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, Italy. It has 3,524 citizens and an area of 6.46 km², with a density of 546 people/km².
Main sights
Significant historic buildings are:- the castle, built in 12th century; nowadays only the tower is in good condition;
- the main church of John the BaptistJohn the BaptistJohn the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River...
, built between 1641 and 1675; - a few bridges on the river LambroLambroFor the river in Cilento, see Lambro . For the genus, see Lambro .The Lambro is a river of Lombardy, northern Italy, a left tributary of the Po....
, including punt de la Fola, punt di Gubitt and ponte Oscuro.