Menaggio
Menaggio | |
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| Comune di Menaggio | |
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Location of Menaggio  | |
  Menaggio Location of Menaggio in Italy  Menaggio Menaggio (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 46°01′N 09°14′E / 46.017°N 9.233°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Como (CO) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alberto Bobba (since 2004-06-14) |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.77 km2 (4.54 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,107 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22017 |
| Dialing code | 0344 |
| Patron saint | St. Stephen |
| Saint day | August 31 |
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. The Roman conquest culminated with the construction of a road called the Via Regina.
Menaggio was a walled city, and remnants of the wall are evident today.
Construction of big hotels in this cool summer area made it a summer resort area.
Mussolini attempted to escape Italy at the end of World War II and was captured in Menaggio.
Tourism
The area of Menaggio is a favorite recreational resort in the summer.
Geology
The craggy often fog and smog hidden mountains are from the Cretaceous period, composed of limestone sediment weathered by millennia.
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- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.