Porlezza

Porlezza
Porlezza
Comune
	Comune di Porlezza
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	Coordinates: 46°2′N 9°8′E / 46.033°N 9.133°ECoordinates: 46°2′N 9°8′E / 46.033°N 9.133°E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Como (CO)
Frazioni	Agria, Begna, Cima, Tavordo
Government
• Mayor	Sergio Erculiani
Area
• Total	18.64 km2 (7.20 sq mi)
Elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Population (31 March 2017)
• Total	4,941
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Porlezzesi o Porlezzini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22018
Dialing code	0344
Website	Official website

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 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Como.

Porlezza borders the following municipalities: Bene Lario, Carlazzo, Claino con Osteno, Corrido, Lenno, Ossuccio, Ponna, Val Rezzo, Valsolda.

Between 1873 and 1939, Porlezza was linked to Menaggio, on Lake Como, by the Menaggio–Porlezza railway, a steam hauled narrow gauge line built as part of a multi-modal transport link between Menaggio and Luino, on Lake Maggiore.^[4]

References[]

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "The Menaggio - Porlezza Railway 1884-1966 - Construction". Richard Marshall. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2012-09-21.

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Porlezza - Lake Lugano

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v3-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v3-2] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-3] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

[snfcon-4] "The Menaggio - Porlezza Railway 1884-1966 - Construction". Richard Marshall. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2012-09-21.

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Porlezza
Comune
Comune di Porlezza
View of the Lake
show Location of Porlezza Wikimedia \| © OpenStreetMap
Porlezza Location of Porlezza in Italy Porlezza Porlezza (Lombardy) Show map of ItalyShow map of LombardyShow all
Coordinates: 46°2′N 9°8′E / 46.033°N 9.133°E / 46.033; 9.133Coordinates: 46°2′N 9°8′E / 46.033°N 9.133°E / 46.033; 9.133
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Como (CO)
Frazioni	Agria, Begna, Cima, Tavordo
Government
• Mayor	Sergio Erculiani
Area ^[1]
• Total	18.64 km² (7.20 sq mi)
Elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Population (31 March 2017)^[3]
• Total	4,941
• Density	270/km² (690/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Porlezzesi o Porlezzini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22018
Dialing code	0344
Website	Official website