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For other uses, see Lake Como (disambiguation). Lake Como is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy Italy Lake Como may also refer to Lake Como New Jersey, United States
"Como Lake" redirects here. For other uses, see Como Lake (disambiguation).
"Lario" redirects here. For other uses, see Lario (disambiguation).
Lake Como
Lake Como - A view from Mount San Primo
A view from Mount San Primo
Lake Como -
Location Lombardy, Italy
Coordinates 46°00′N 9°17′E
Primary inflows Adda River, Mera River
Primary outflows Adda River
Catchment area 4,509 km² [1]
Basin countries Italy, Switzerland
Max. Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest In Hydrology, the inflow of a Body of water is the source of the Water in the body of water The Adda (Latin Abdua, or Addua) is a river in North Italy, a tributary of the Po. Vicosoprano, Stampa, Bondo, Soglio, Castasegna in Svizzera Villa di Chiavenna, Chiavenna In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time The Adda (Latin Abdua, or Addua) is a river in North Italy, a tributary of the Po. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, length 46 km
Max. width 4. 5 km
Surface area 146 km²
Average depth 154 m [1]
Max. depth 410 m
Water volume 22. 5 km³
Residence time (of lake water) 4. Lake retention time (also called the Residence time of lake water or the water age or flushing time) is a calculated quantity expressing the 5 years [1]
Surface elevation 198 m [1]
Islands Isola Comacina
Settlements Como, Lecco (see article)
References [1]

Lake Como (Lago di Como in Italian, also known as Lario; Lach de Comm in Insubric; Latin: Larius Lacus) is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. Isola Comacina is a small wooded island of Italy ’s Lake Como, administratively a part of the commune of Ossuccio. Como is a City in Lombardy, Italy, north of Milan. Situated at the southern tip of the south-west arm of Lake Como, it Lecco is an Italian City of c 47000 inhabitants set in Lombardy, north of Milan, and is the capital of the Province of Lecco. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Western Lombard is a Romance language spoken in Italy, in the Lombard provinces of Milan, Monza, Varese, Como Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the "Glacial" and "Glaciation" redirect here For the geological periods see Glacial period. Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest It has an area of 146 km², making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore. Lake Garda ( Italian Lago di Garda or Benaco) is the largest Lake in Italy. Lake Maggiore (in Italian: Lago Maggiore or Verbano) is the most westerly of the three large prealpine lakes of Italy and the second At over 400 m deep it is one of the deepest lakes in Europe and the bottom of the lake is more than 200 metres (656 ft) below sea-level.

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Geography

Aerial view of the juncture between the three arms of Lake Como
Aerial view of the juncture between the three arms of Lake Como

The lake is shaped much like the character “Y”. The northern branch begins at the town of Colico, while the towns of Como and Lecco sit at the ends of the southwestern and southeastern branches respectively. Colico is a Comune in the Province of Lecco, Lombardy, Italy. Como is a City in Lombardy, Italy, north of Milan. Situated at the southern tip of the south-west arm of Lake Como, it Lecco is an Italian City of c 47000 inhabitants set in Lombardy, north of Milan, and is the capital of the Province of Lecco. The small towns of Bellagio, Menaggio and Varenna are situated at the intersection of the three branches of the lake: a triangular boat service operates between them. For the Las Vegas hotel and casino see Bellagio (hotel and casino. Menaggio is a town and Comune in the Province of Como, Lombardy, Italy, located on the western shore of Lake Como Varenna is a Comune (municipality on Lake Como in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about

Lake Como is fed in large part by the Adda River, which enters the lake near Colico and flows out at Lecco. The Adda (Latin Abdua, or Addua) is a river in North Italy, a tributary of the Po. This geological conformation makes the southwestern branch a dead end, and so Como, unlike Lecco, is often flooded.

The mountainous pre-alpine territory between the two southern arms of the lake—between Como, Bellagio and Lecco—is known as the Larian Triangle, or Triangolo lariano. The source of the river Lambro is here. The Lambro ( Western Lombard: Lamber or Lambar) is a river of Lombardy, northern Italy, a left tributary of the Po. At the centre of the triangle, the town of Canzo is the seat of the Comunità montana del Triangolo Lariano, an association of the 31 municipalities which represent the 71,000 inhabitants of the area. Canzo (in Italian or Canz (in Canzés and Brianzöö, also written Caanz) is a town and commune in the Province of Como, in In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic Administrative division of both provinces and regions and may be properly approximated in

Name

A view of Lake Como from the lighthouse in Brunate.
A view of Lake Como from the lighthouse in Brunate. A lighthouse is a Tower, building or framework designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or in older times from a fire and used as an Brunate is an Italian town and commune part of the Province of Como, near Lake Como (northern Italy 50 km north/east from Milan)

The lake's name in Latin is Larius, Italianized as Lario, but this name is rarely used; it is usually called Lago di Como (literally "Lake of Como"). Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. In guidebooks the lake may be variously described as "Lake Como", "Lake of Como", or "Como Lake. " The lake's name comes from the town of Como, known to the Romans as Comum. Como is a City in Lombardy, Italy, north of Milan. Situated at the southern tip of the south-west arm of Lake Como, it

While the town of Como is referred to as "Como," the lake itself is never referred to solely by this name. (This is not true of another lake in Italy, Lake Garda, where "Garda" may refer to either a town on its shores, or the lake). Lake Garda ( Italian Lago di Garda or Benaco) is the largest Lake in Italy.

Lakeside villas

Villa Carlotta.
Villa Carlotta.
Villa d'Este.
Villa d'Este.
Villa del Balbianello.
Villa del Balbianello.

The lake is well-known for the attractive villas which have been built here since Pliny the Younger constructed the Comedia and the Tragedia. A villa was originally an Upper-class Country house, though since its origins in Roman times the idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo (61/63 - ca Many have admirable gardens which benefit from the mild climate induced by the stabilising presence of 22. 5 km³ of lake water and are able to include tropical as well as temperate plants.

The Villa Carlotta was built for the Milanese marchese Giorgio Clerici in 1690 and occupies a site of over 70,000 m² at Tremezzo, facing the Bellagio peninsula. The Villa Carlotta is a villa in Northern Italy on Lake Como. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Tremezzo is a commune (or municipality of some 1300 people in the Province of Como, in the Italian region Lombardy. For the Las Vegas hotel and casino see Bellagio (hotel and casino. An Italian garden, with steps, fountains and sculpture was laid out at the same time. This entry concerns the history of ornamental gardening considered as an amenity of civilized life as a vehicle for style for conspicuous show and even an expression of philosophy The villa was later sold to the banker and Napoleonic politician Giambattista Sommariva. Stendhal was his guest in 1818, and his visit is recalled at the start of La Chartreuse de Parme. Henri-Marie Beyle ( January 23, 1783 &ndash March 23, 1842) better known by his Pen name Stendhal, was a 19th-century The Charterhouse of Parma ( French: La Chartreuse de Parme) is a novel published in 1839 by Stendhal. In 1843 it was purchased by Princess Marianne of Nassau as a wedding present for her daughter Carlotta, after whom the villa is now named. The latter, together with her husband, Georg II of Saxen-Meiningen laid out the wooded park in the Romantic style. Romanticism is a complex artistic literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Western Europe, and gained strength during the The villa today includes a museum of agricultural implements as well as important works of sculpture by Sommariva’s friend Antonio Canova and by Luigi Acquisti. Luigi Acquisti (1745-1823 was an Italian sculptor mainly known for his works in the neoclassical style [2]

The Villa d'Este, at Cernobbio, was built in 1568 by Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio, a native of the town. Cernobbio is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Como in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about north of Milan Tolomeo Gallio (Gallo (1527-1607 was an Italian Cardinal. In the time of Pope Gregory XIII, he acted as papal secretary of state (in office 1572 to 1585 having In 1816–17 the villa was home to Caroline of Brunswick, estranged wife of the Prince of Wales and shortly to become Queen Consort of King George IV of the United Kingdom. Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Caroline Amelia Elizabeth later Queen Caroline; May 17 1768 – August 7 1821 was the wife of George IV of the United Kingdom A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning king. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The landscaped gardens in the English style are a product of this period. Later in the century it was turned into a luxury hotel. Today the Villa d’Este is known for attracting celebrity guests.

The Villa del Balbianello, famous for its elaborate terraced gardens, lies on a promontory of the western shore of the lake near Isola Comacina. The Villa del Balbianello is a Villa in the comune of Lenno ( Province of Como) Italy, overlooking Lake Como. Isola Comacina is a small wooded island of Italy ’s Lake Como, administratively a part of the commune of Ossuccio. Built in 1787 on the site of a Franciscan monastery, it was the final home of the explorer Guido Monzino and today houses a museum devoted to his work. Count Guido Monzino ( 2 March, 1928 – 11 October, 1988) was a twentieth-century Italian Mountain climber and Explorer

The Villa Melzi, at Bellagio was built in the neo-classical style by the architect Giocondo Albertolli in 1808–10 as the summer residence of Francesco Melzi who had been vice-president of the Napoleonic Italian Republic. Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century both as a reaction against the Rococo Giocondo Albertolli ( 24 July 1743 – 15 November 1839) was an Swiss -born architect painter and sculptor who was active in The Italian Republic ( Repubblica Italiana) was a short-lived ( 1802 - 1805) Republic, located in Northern Italy. The park includes an orangery, a chapel, statues and a Japanese garden, and is planted, as often on lake Como, with huge rhododendrons. An Orangery was a building frequently found in the grounds of fashionable residences from the 17th to the 19th century and given a classicising architectural form that is Gardens in traditional Japanese style can be found at private homes in neighborhood or city parks and at historical Landmarks such as Buddhist Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, "rose" and dendron, "tree" is a genus of flowering plants in the family Nineteenth-century guests at the Villa included Stendhal and Franz Liszt [3]

The Villa Serbelloni, also at Bellagio, houses the Bellagio Study and Conference Center, a residential center set up and managed by the Rockefeller Foundation since 1959, which operates a 'scholar-in-residence' program for scholars from around the world. The Rockefeller Foundation (RF is a prominent Philanthropic organization and Private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue New York City. This is believed to have been the site of Pliny the Younger’s villa ‘Tragedia’. Its well-known park was created at the end of the eighteenth century by Alessandro Serbelloni.

Sacro Monte di Ossuccio

Chapel 5. Disputation with the Doctors
Chapel 5. Disputation with the Doctors

The Sacro Monte di Ossuccio (‘’Sacred Mount of Ossuccio’’) is located on a hillside slope between olive groves and woods along the western edge of Lake Como facing Isola Comacina. The Sacro Monte di Ossuccio (literally ‘Sacred Mount of Ossuccio ’ is one of the nine Sacri monti in the Italian regions of Lombardy and Ossuccio is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy. Isola Comacina is a small wooded island of Italy ’s Lake Como, administratively a part of the commune of Ossuccio. Fifteen Baroque inspired chapels, built between 1635 and 1710, and dedicated to the Mysteries of the Rosary are dotted along the way that leads to the Monastery. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc A chapel is a holy place or area of Worship for Christians, which may be attached to an institution such as a large church, a College, a The Rosary (from Latin rosarium, meaning "rose garden" or "garland of roses" is a popular traditional Roman Catholic devotion. This building is the last in the chain and is dedicated to the Coronation of the Virgin. The Coronation of the Virgin or Coronation of Mary is a subject in Christian art, especially popular in Italy in the 13th to 15th centuries but continuing in popularity In 2003, the Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, including that of Ossuccio, were inserted by UNESCO in the World Heritage List. The Sacri Monti ( Italian for "Sacred Mountains" of Piedmont and Lombardy are a series of nine groups of Chapels and other United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex

Recreation and tourism

Lake Como is a popular tourist destination. It is a venue for sailing, windsurfing and kitesurfing. Sailing is the art of controlling a Sailing vessel. By changing the Rigging, Rudder and dagger or centre board a Sailor manages the force Windsurfing is a surface water sport using a windsurf board also commonly called a sailboard usually two to five meters long and powered by a single sail Kitesurfing, kiteboarding, uses wind power to pull a rider through the water on a small Surfboard or a kiteboard (which is like a Wakeboard) [4] In 1818 Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote to Thomas Love Peacock: “This lake exceeds anything I ever beheld in beauty, with the exception of the arbutus islands of Killarney. Percy Bysshe Shelley (August 4 1792 – July 8 1822 ˈpɝːsɪ ˈbɪʃ ˈʃɛlɪ was one of the major English Romantic poets and is widely considered to be among Thomas Love Peacock ( October 18, 1785 - January 23, 1866) was an English satirist and Author. It is long and narrow, and has the appearance of a mighty river winding among the mountains and the forests”. [5]

Places on the lake

The Parco Meier, a public garden at Tremezzo
The Parco Meier, a public garden at Tremezzo
Varenna, on the eastern shore of Lake Como.
Varenna, on the eastern shore of Lake Como. Tremezzo is a commune (or municipality of some 1300 people in the Province of Como, in the Italian region Lombardy.
Cities and villages on Lake Como
Western shore
from North to South		 South shore
from West to East		 Eastern shore
from North to South

Depictions in Popular Culture

Gallery


Lake Como seen from Villa Carlotta in Tremezzo, near the centre of the lake.
Lake Como seen from Villa Carlotta in Tremezzo, near the centre of the lake. The Villa Carlotta is a villa in Northern Italy on Lake Como. Tremezzo is a commune (or municipality of some 1300 people in the Province of Como, in the Italian region Lombardy.
Lake Como seen from the city of Como.
Lake Como seen from the city of Como. Como is a City in Lombardy, Italy, north of Milan. Situated at the southern tip of the south-west arm of Lake Como, it
View of Lecco and the Lake of Como, branch of Lecco, from "Ciresa plain" on Mt. Barro.
View of Lecco and the Lake of Como, branch of Lecco, from "Ciresa plain" on Mt. Lecco is an Italian City of c 47000 inhabitants set in Lombardy, north of Milan, and is the capital of the Province of Lecco. Barro.
Shoreline of Como from inside Lake Como
Shoreline of Como from inside Lake Como

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e laghi italiani. Istituto Italiano di Idrobiologia. Retrieved on 2006-11-17. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers
  2. ^ See Infoparchi, Villa Carlotta; Villacarlotta. it, Villa Carlotta; Macadam, Alta
  3. ^ See Infoparchi, Villa Melzi.
  4. ^ 2006 Kiteboard Pro World Tour event, Lake Como, Italiaspeed. com, June 6, 2006
  5. ^ Francis W Halsey, ed. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (1914), Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, vol. VIII, Funk & Wagnells, <http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19061/19061-h/19061-h.htm> 

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