Mezzegra

Mezzegra
Comune
Comune di Mezzegra
Location of Mezzegra
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Coordinates: 45°59′3″N 9°12′21″E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Province of Como (CO)
Frazioni	Azzano, Giulino
Government
• Mayor	Bruno Bordoli (elected 2004-06-13)
Area [1]
• Total	3.41 km^2 (1.32 sq mi)
Elevation	206 m (676 ft)
Population  (Dec. 2004)
• Total	1,016
• Density	300/km^2 (770/sq mi)
Demonym	Mezzegresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22010
Dialing code	0344

Mezzegra is a former comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy. Since 21 January 2014 it is part of the comune of Tremezzina.

Geography

It lies on the northwestern shore of Lake Como between Tremezzo and Lenno at the foot of Monte Tremezzo, elevation 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) above sea level. It is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,016 and an area of 3.4 square kilometres (1.3 sq mi).^[2]

Mezzegra borders the following municipalities: Grandola ed Uniti, Lenno, Tremezzo.

The Comune di Mezzegra will be united to Lenno, Ossuccio and Tremezzo to form a single municipality named Tremezzina: the new administration will be formalized after election of the mayor on 25 May 2014

History

See also: Death of Benito Mussolini

On 28 April 1945 in Giulino, a frazione of Mezzegra, Benito Mussolini and his lover Claretta Petacci were executed by communist partisans.

Demographic history

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

External links

Media related to Mezzegra at Wikimedia Commons