| Comune di Campione d'Italia | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Como (CO) |
| Mayor | Maria Paola Rita Mangili |
| Elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
| Area | 1. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of Como (Provincia di Como is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of 6 km² (1 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2001) | |
| - Total | 2,267 |
| - Density | 1,417/km² (3,670/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Campionesi |
| Dialing code | +4191 |
| Postal code | I-22060 CH-6911 |
| Patron | St. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Here are a list of area codes in Italy. All numbers here begin with the country code (0039 Zenone |
| - Day | April 12 |
| Website: http://www.comune.campione-d-italia.co.it/ | |
Campione d'Italia is an Italian town and commune in Lombardy, occupying an enclave within the Swiss canton of Ticino, separated from the rest of Italy by Lake Lugano and mountains. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic Administrative division of both provinces and regions and may be properly approximated in Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the states of the Federal state of Switzerland. Canton Ticino or Ticino ( Italian: tiˈtʃiːno French and German: Tessin and) is the southernmost canton of Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Lake Lugano ( Italian: Lago di Lugano or Ceresio) is a Lake in the south-east of Switzerland, at the border between Switzerland and The enclave is less than 1 kilometre (1,100 yd) as the crow flies from the rest of Italy, but the hilly terrain means the journey by road is over 10 kilometres (6. " As the crow flies " is a phrase used to describe the most direct route between two points on a Planetary body. 2 mi).
Its status came about when Ticino chose to become part of the Swiss Confederation in 1798, and Campione's people chose to remain part of Lombardy, which subsequently became part of Italy in 1859. Canton Ticino or Ticino ( Italian: tiˈtʃiːno French and German: Tessin and) is the southernmost canton of Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the The d'Italia was added to the appellation under Prime Minister Benito Mussolini, who was keen to showcase Campione to its neighbours. In Italy, the Prime Minister of Italy (officially the President of the Council of Ministers, Italian Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's
Campione has a considerable amount of economic and administrative integration with Switzerland. The city uses the Swiss franc (the euro is also accepted), and before the opening of borders between EU countries, it benefited from special customs arrangements that allowed Italian citizens to cross Swiss territory. The franc ( German: Franken, French and Romansh: franc, Italian: franco; code: CHF Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e Presently, car plates are not Italian, but Swiss; similarly, the telephone system is almost entirely operated by Swisscom, meaning that calls from Italy (with very few exceptions such as calling the city hall) require the international dialing code for Switzerland and the Ticino area code: 00 41 91. Basic principle A traditional landline telephone system also known as "plain old telephone service" (POTS, commonly handles both signaling and audio information Swisscom is the leading telecommunications provider in Switzerland. Canton Ticino or Ticino ( Italian: tiˈtʃiːno French and German: Tessin and) is the southernmost canton of Mail may be sent using either a Swiss postal code or an Italian one using Switzerland or Italy as destination country respectively. A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a This page is a summary of the Postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Italy's: Postal code system is called CAP (Codice di Avviamento Postale
During World War II, the US Office of Strategic Services (OSS) the predecessor of the CIA, maintained a unit in Campione and used it for operations into Italy. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Office of Strategic Services ( OSS) was a United States intelligence agency formed during World War II. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all At the time the pro-Nazi Italian regime didn't have control over the enclave. The Swiss turned a blind eye to the situation as long as the Americans kept a low profile.
Like Livigno, it is exempt from the EU VAT. Livigno (Livigno Livign is a town in the Alps It belongs to the Province of Sondrio, in the region of Lombardy, Italy. The European Union Value Added Tax Area is an area consisting of all the European Union member states and certain non-member states which follow the Value added tax Campione takes advantage of its status by operating a famous casino, the Casinò di Campione, as gambling laws are less strict than in both Italy and Switzerland (also a legacy of the pre-World War II era). A casino is in the modern sense of the word a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of Gambling activities The Casinò di Campione is the largest employer in Campione d'Italia, an Italian enclave (and Tax-haven) within Switzerland 's Canton of World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
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