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Canzo (; , ; locally: ) is a comune (municipality) of the Italian province of Como. It is the last town north of the historical Brianza region of Lombardy, capital of the Lake Como Triangle community and a regional tourism destination.

Key facts

Italian comune.name
Canzo
Italian comune.official_name
Comune di Canzo
Italian comune.nickname
The last town of Brianza
Italian comune.image_skyline
Canz Canzo montage2 elaborated 2.jpg
Italian comune.imagesize
300 px
Italian comune.image_caption
Clockwise from top: Canzo skyline; an historical hotel; Canzo-Asso railway station; Saint Mir's hermitage; Catholic youth summer camp near Canzo; Saint Stephen parish church (interior); and Corni di Canzo (Canzo's Horns) mountain top
Italian comune.image_shield
Canzo-Stemma.png
Italian comune.region
Lombardy
Italian comune.province
Como (CO)
Italian comune.established_title
-Settled by Celts:-Incorporated in Roman Republic (later: Empire):-Communal sovereignty:-Adhesion to Italian unification (Risorgimento):
Italian comune.established_date
450 BCfl. 194 BC800?–1414c. 1830
Italian comune.mayor
Giulio Nava
Italian comune.area_total_km2
12
Italian comune.population_total
5192
Italian comune.population_demonym
Canzés (Lombard)Gosdacaanz (West. Lomb.)Matèll (in Canzo's dialect)Canzese (Italian)
Italian comune.elevation_m
402
Italian comune.saint
Saint Steven
Italian comune.day
26 December

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Official website

Comune di Canzo - Homepage

Sito istituzionale Comune di Canzo

comune.canzo.co.it

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Canzo
Demonym
canzesi
Population
5062
Area
11.11
Elevation
402
Official website
www.comune.canzo.co.it
Image
Canzo, Italy - panoramio.jpg
Dialing code
031
Licence plate code
CO
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Commons category
Canzo
postal code
22035
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39 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Founding and pre-Christian period
  • 4th to 10th centuries
  • 11th to 14th century
  • Renaissance and Spanish rule
  • 18th and 19th centuries
  • 20th and 21st centuries
  • Geography
  • Topography
  • Climate
  • Lake and rivers
  • Lake Segrino
  • River Lambro and River Ravella
  • Gajum Springs
  • Townscape
  • Architecture
  • Parks
  • Culture
  • Languages
  • Art, literature, and performing arts
  • Festivals
  • Giubiana
  • ''BIOFERA''
  • Fera di üsei
  • St. Mir celebrations
  • Gruppo Alpini Canzo
  • Cuisine
  • Religion
  • Toponymy
  • Notable people from Canzo
  • Infrastructure
  • Education
  • Transport
  • Civic life
  • Sports
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Canzo (; , ; locally: ) is a comune (municipality) of the Italian province of Como. It is the last town north of the historical Brianza region of Lombardy, capital of the Lake Como Triangle community and a regional tourism destination.

It has 5,192 citizens and an area of , a density of 445 persons/km2 (1,100/sq mi).

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