Grandola ed Uniti
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Grandola ed Uniti is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Como
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan
and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Como
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,281 and an area of 17.3 km².
Grandola ed Uniti borders the following municipalities: Bene Lario
, Carlazzo
, Cusino
, Garzeno
, Lenno
, Menaggio
, Mezzegra
, Plesio
, Tremezzo
.
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:...
(municipality) 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 the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region 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...
, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Como
Como
Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,281 and an area of 17.3 km².
Grandola ed Uniti borders the following municipalities: Bene Lario
Bene Lario
Bene Lario is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km north of Milan and about 25 km northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 319 and an area of 5.7 km²....
, Carlazzo
Carlazzo
Carlazzo is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km north of Milan and about 25 km north of Como...
, Cusino
Cusino
Cusino is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about north of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 247 and an area of 9.7 km²....
, Garzeno
Garzeno
Garzeno is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como...
, Lenno
Lenno
Lenno is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como...
, Menaggio
Menaggio
Menaggio is a town and comune in the province of Como, Lombardy, Italy, located on the western shore of Lake Como at the mouth of the river Senagra.-History:The area of current Menaggio was conquered by the Romans in 196 BC...
, Mezzegra
Mezzegra
Mezzegra is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy.-Geography:It lies on the northwestern shore of Lake Como between Tremezzo and Lenno at the foot of Monte Tremezzo . It is about north of Milan and about northeast of Como...
, Plesio
Plesio
Plesio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km north of Milan and about 30 km northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 833 and an area of 17.0 km²....
, Tremezzo
Tremezzo
Tremezzo is a comune of some 1300 people in the Province of Como, in the Italian region Lombardy.It is located on the western shore of Lake Como between Mezzegra to the south-west and Griante to the north-east, and about 20 km from Como...
.