Blevio
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| Blevio | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Province of Como (CO) |
| Area | 5.9 km² (2 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Dec. 2004) | |
| - Total | 1,276 |
| - Density | 216/km² (559/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Gentilic | |
| Dialing code | 031 |
| Postal code | 22020 |
Blevio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km north of Milan and about 2 km northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,276 and an area of 5.9 km².[1]
Blevio borders the following municipalities: Brunate, Cernobbio, Como, Moltrasio, Torno.
In this country lives the singer Ivana Spagna and Milva.
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[edit] History
Blevio is a town that embodies seven old villages, so called "the seven cities" (Capovico, Cazzanore, Girola, Maggianico, Mezzovico, Sopravilla, Sorto), the most important of which was that close to the lake of Como. The municipal land extends from 200 to 1140 meters over the sea-level. The etymology of the name of the city could be found in the Celtic Ligurian "Biuelius" (Latin "vivo – alive", Welsh "byw", old Irish "biu – I use to be" and Anglo-Saxon "beo – I am, I become", Indo-Germanic "bheou").
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[edit] External links
- http://www.blevioinlinea-glv.it/index.htm -
- http://maps.google.it/maps?oi=eu_map&q=Blevio&hl=it -
- http://www.passolento.it/erratici.htm –
- http://www.archeologicacomo.org/main.html?cat=4&scheda=47#
- http://www.cmtl.it/images/cartina.jpg
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