Ossuccio

Ossuccio
Comune
Comune di Ossuccio
Ossuccio
Ossuccio Location of Ossuccio in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province / Metropolitan city	Como (CO)
Government
• Mayor	Giorgio Cantoni
Area
• Total	8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population (Dec. 2004)
• Total	975
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	22010
Dialing code	0344

Ossuccio (Lombard: Ossusc) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy. It is located on the western shore of Lake Como some 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 975 and an area of 8.0 square kilometres (3.1 sq mi).

It is known for the Sacro Monte, a site of pilgrimage and worship close to it, for the late 16th century Villa del Balbiano [1], the mid-20th century Villa Leoni [2], and for the island of Comacina which falls within its territory.

Ossuccio borders the following municipalities: Colonno, Lenno, Lezzeno, Ponna, Porlezza, Sala Comacina.

The Comune di Ossuccio will be united to Mezzegra, Lenno and Tremezzo to form a single municipality named Tremezzina: the new administration will be formalized after election of the Major on 25 May 2014

Demographic evolution