Dongo, Lombardy

Dongo
Dongh (Lombard)
Comune di Dongo
Location of Dongo
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Dongo is located in Italy
Dongo
Dongo
Location of Dongo in Italy
Dongo is located in Lombardy
Dongo
Dongo
Dongo (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 46°8′N 9°17′E / 46.133°N 9.283°E / 46.133; 9.283
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceComo (CO)
Government
 • MayorGiovanni Muolo
Area
 • Total7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Elevation
208 m (682 ft)
Population
 (1-1-2017)[2]
 • Total3,407
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
DemonymDonghese(i)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
22014
Dialing code0344
Patron saintSaint Gothard
Saint day5 May
WebsiteOfficial website

Dongo (Comasco: Dongh [ˈdũːk]) is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy. It lies on the northwestern shore of Lake Como between Gravedona and Musso at the mouth of the Albano. It is 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of Milan and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Como.

It was in Dongo, on 27 April 1945, that Benito Mussolini and other fascists, fleeing from Milan towards Valtellina, were captured by Urbano Lazzaro and other partisans.

Dongo borders the following municipalities: Colico, Consiglio di Rumo, Garzeno, Germasino, Musso, Pianello del Lario, Stazzona.

  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.

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