Asso (
Valassinese lmo, Ass) is an Italian ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' in the
province of Como
The Province of Como ( it, Provincia di Como; german: Provinz Como; Comasco: ) is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Le ...
, in
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
, Italy. It has 3,524 citizens and an area of , with a density of 546 people per square kilometer (1,400 per sq mi).
Main sights
Significant historic buildings are:
* the castle, built in the 12th century; nowadays only the tower is in good condition;
* the main church of
John the Baptist
John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...
, built between 1641 and 1675;
* a few bridges on the river
Lambro
The Lambro ( lmo, Lamber or ''Lambar'' ) is a river of Lombardy, northern Italy, a left tributary of the Po.
The Lambro rises from the Monte San Primo, elevation , near the Ghisallo, in the province of Como, not far from Lake Como. After Magr ...
, including ''punt de la Fola'', ''punt di Gubitt'' and ''ponte Oscuro''.
Sister towns
*
Saint-Péray
Saint-Péray (; oc, Sant Pèire d'Ai) is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southern France.
Population
See also
* Château de Crussol, located on the territory of the commune.
*Communes of the Ard ...
, France, since 2001
References
External links
Cities and towns in Lombardy
Castles in Italy
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