Carate Urio (
Comasco
Comasco (), anglicized as Comasque, is a dialect belonging to the Western branch of Lombard language, spoken in the city and suburbs of Como. Comasco is part of the Comasco-Lecchese dialect group.
History
The Comasco dialect evolved as a co ...
: ) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Como
The province of Como (; Comasco dialect, Comasco: ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It borders the Switzerland, Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grisons, Grigioni to the north, the Italian provinces of Province of ...
in the
Italian
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region
Lombardy
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, located about north of
Milan
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and about northeast of
Como
Como (, ; , or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Nestled at the southwestern branch of the picturesque Lake Como, the city is a renowned tourist destination, ce ...
.
Founded in 1927 by the merger of Carate Lario and Urio, Carate Urio borders the following municipalities:
Brienno,
Faggeto Lario,
Laglio,
Moltrasio,
Schignano,
Torno.
References
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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