Rovellasca
Encyclopedia
Rovellasca is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Como
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 25 km northwest of Milan
and about 15 km south of Como
.
Rovellasca borders the following municipalities: Bregnano
, Lazzate
, Lomazzo
, Misinto
, Rovello Porro
.
Physician and zoologist Giovanni Battista Grassi
was born in Rovellasca.
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 25 km northwest 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 15 km south of Como
Como
Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....
.
Rovellasca borders the following municipalities: Bregnano
Bregnano
Bregnano is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northwest of Milan and about 13 km south of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,508 and an area of 6.2 km²....
, Lazzate
Lazzate
Lazzate is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northwest of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,864 and an area of 5.3 km²....
, Lomazzo
Lomazzo
Lomazzo is a town and comune in the province of Como, in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is situated halfway between Como and Milan. The ancient historical center of the town was founded on the top of a hill situated in the valley on the right bank of Lura. The municipal territory contains a...
, Misinto
Misinto
Misinto is a comune in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km northwest of Milan....
, Rovello Porro
Rovello Porro
Rovello Porro is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 25 km northwest of Milan and about 20 km south of Como...
.
Physician and zoologist Giovanni Battista Grassi
Giovanni Battista Grassi
Giovanni Battista Grassi was an Italian zoologist, known for work demonstrating that mosquitos carry the malaria parasite Plasmodium in their digestive tract, on the embryological development of honey bees, on parasites, particularly the vine parasite phylloxera, migrations and metamorphosis in...
was born in Rovellasca.