Menaggio

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Comune di Menaggio
Coat of arms of Comune di Menaggio
Municipal coat of arms
Country Italy Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Como (CO)
Mayor Alberto Bobba (since 2004-06-14)
Elevation m
Area 31 km²
Population
 - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 3,129
 - Density 241/km²
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 46°01′N 09°14′E
Gentilic
Dialing code 0344
Postal code 22017
Patron St. Stephen
 - 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.

A view of Menaggio.
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A view of Menaggio.

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Tourism

The area of Menaggio is a favorite recreational resort in the summer.

[edit] 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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