Porto Valtravaglia
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| Comune di Porto Valtravaglia | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Varese (VA) |
| Mayor | Bruno Virgilio Barassi |
| Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
| Area | 16.0 km² (6 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Dec. 2004 [1]) | |
| - Total | 2,464 |
| - Density | 154/km² (399/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Portovaltravagliesi |
| Dialing code | 0332 |
| Postal code | 21010 |
| Frazioni | Ligurno, Muceno, Musadino, San Michele, C.na Profarè, C.na Bassa, Monte Pian Nave, Monte della Colonna, Monte Ganna, Domo, Torre, Casa Piano Croce |
| Patron | Madonna Assunta |
| - Day | August 15 |
| Website: www.comune-portovaltravaglia.it | |
Porto Valtravaglia is a comune (municipality) of c. 2,400 inhabitants in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km northwest of Milan and about 20 km northwest of Varese.
Porto Valtravaglia borders the following municipalities: Brezzo di Bedero, Brissago-Valtravaglia, Casalzuigno, Castelveccana, Duno, Ghiffa and Oggebbio.
Dario Fo, Nobel Prize for literature, spent his childhood and adolescence here.
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[edit] External links
- Official website (Italian)
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