Valsolda

Valsolda
Comune
Comune di Valsolda
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Valsolda Location of Valsolda in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province / Metropolitan city	Como (CO)
Frazioni	Albogasio, Cressogno, Dasio e Castello, Drano, Loggio, Oria, Puria, San Mamete, Santa Margherita
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe Farina
Area
• Total	31.7 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Population (Dec. 2004)
• Total	1,653
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	22010
Dialing code	0344
Website	Official website

Valsolda is a comune (municipality) of about 1,600 inhabitants in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Como, on the border with Switzerland.

Valsolda consists of the subdivisions of Cressogno, San Mamete, Albogasio, Oria, and Santa Margherita on the shores of Lake Lugano, as well as Loggio, Drano, Puria, Dasio and Castello on the mountains above. It was the set of the works of Antonio Fogazzaro, including Piccolo mondo antico and Malombra; his house in Oria is still visitable. Notable figures from the area include painter Paolo Pagani, architect Pellegrino Tibaldi, writer and journalist Brunella Gasperini, TV anchors Victoria Cabello and Kurt Felix and singer Paola Del Medico.

Valsolda borders the following municipalities: Cadro (Switzerland), Cimadera (Switzerland), Claino con Osteno, Lanzo d'Intelvi, Lugano (Switzerland), Porlezza, Ramponio Verna, Sonvico (Switzerland), Val Rezzo and Villa Luganese (Switzerland).

External links

• Official website (Italian)
• Pro Loco Valsolda (Italian) (German) (English)
• Premio Antonio Fogazzaro (Italian)
• Information and images on Valsolda only IE (Italian)