Claino con Osteno ( Comasco: ) is a ''

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 ...

'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the

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region of Lombardy, located about north of

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and about north of

Como Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label= Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps h ...

. It is a small ''comune'' on

Lake Lugano __NOTOC__ Lake Lugano ( it, Lago di Lugano or , from la, Ceresius lacus; lmo, Lagh de Lugan) is a glacial lake which is situated on the border between southern Switzerland and northern Italy. The lake, named after the city of Lugano, is situated ...

, composed of a series of small ''

frazioni A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...

'' (hamlets): the biggest ones (Claino and Osteno) have been chosen for the municipal name. Claino con Osteno borders the following municipalities: Alta Valle Intelvi,

Laino Laino (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about north of Como. Laino borders the following municipalities: Alta Valle Intelvi, Blessagno, Centro V ...

, Ponna,

Porlezza 240px, Interiori of the church of San Vittore. Porlezza is a ''comune'' (municipality) on Lake Lugano in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about north of Como. Porlezza borders the following m ...

Valsolda Valsolda is a ''comune'' (municipality) of about 1,400 inhabitants in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy on the border with Switzerland. It is located about north of Milan, about north of Como and east of Lugano. Valsolda (''Va ...

. Near Osteno is a site with numerous late-

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fossils characterized by integral

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ization, including the '' Squaloraja polyspondyla''.

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