Ossuccio is a comune

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...

. It is located on the western shore of Lake Como

Lake Como

Lake Como is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km², making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore...

 some 20 km 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 975 and an area of 8.0 km².

It is known for the Sacro Monte

Sacro Monte di Ossuccio

The Sacro Monte di Ossuccio is one of the nine sacri monti in the Italian regions of Lombardy and Piedmont which were inscribed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 2003....

, a site of pilgrimage

Pilgrimage

A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...

 and worship close to it, for the late 16th century Villa del Balbianohttp://www.lombardiabeniculturali.it/architetture/schede/CO250-00050/, the mid-20th century Villa Leonihttp://www.lombardiabeniculturali.it/architetture/schede/CO250-00038/, and for the island of Comacina which falls within its territory.

Ossuccio borders the following municipalities: Colonno

Colonno

Colonno is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 557 and an area of 5.7 km²....

, 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...

, Lezzeno

Lezzeno

Lezzeno is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km north of Milan and about 15 km northeast of Como...

, Ponna

Ponna

Ponna is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km north of Milan and about 20 km north of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 264 and an area of 6.0 km²....

, Porlezza

Porlezza

Porlezza is a comune on Lake Lugano in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km north of Milan and about 25 km north of Como...

, Sala Comacina

Sala Comacina

Sala Comacina is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km north of Milan and about 20 km northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 618 and an area of 5.3 km²....

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