Dongo (

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: ) is a ''

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'' in the

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in the

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region

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. It lies on the northwestern shore of

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between

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and

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at the mouth of the Albano. It is north of

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and about northeast of

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. It was in Dongo, on 27 April 1945, that

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and other fascists, fleeing from

towards

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, were captured by

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and other partisans. Dongo borders the following municipalities:

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, Musso,

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Main sights

Palazzo del Vescovo

The Palazzo del Vescovo (Palace of the Bishop) was erected in the 17th century by the family of the

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Cossoni. In 1854,

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, the

Bishop of Como The Diocese of Como ( la, Dioecesis Comensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy. It was established in the Fourth Century. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of ...

, acquired the building from the Cossoni family. In 1983 the Town of Dongo purchased the building. The citizens of Dongo, assisted financially by the Comunità Montana Alto Lario Occidentale, initiated the complete restoration of the Palazzo shortly thereafter. Still bearing its original name, the building currently houses the Civic Institute of Music "Alto Lario", and, since December 2003, the

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Palazzo Manzi

The Palazzo Manzi, facing across the main square on the lake front, now serves as the ''Municipio'' (centre of civic administration) for the ''comune''. Its ground floor houses the ''Museo della Fine della Guerra'' (Museum of the end of the war), reopened after refurbishment in April 2014 and formerly known as the ''Museo della Resistenza'' (Museum of the resistance). The museum provides audio and visual displays relating to the partisan movement in Dongo and the north Como area from the time of the

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in September 1943 up to the end of the war, and more specifically to the capture of Mussolini and other fascist leaders at Dongo in April 1945, and their subsequent execution.La Storia Ricomindi in Dongo, leaflet issued by the Museo della Fine della Guerra Dongo, April 2014.

Twin towns

Dongo is twinned with Arromanches-les-Bains in Normandy.

References

External links

Official website

Website of the ''Museo della Fine della Guerra''
Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Como-geo-stub