Laveno-Mombello
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Laveno-Mombello is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Varese
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 60 km northwest of Milan
and about 20 km northwest of Varese
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,991 and an area of 25.9 km².
The municipality was formed in 1927 to encompass the previously separate centres of Laveno, Mombello and Cerro.
The name of Laveno comes from the Latin word "labes", that means "landslide". It is common thought that the name comes from the Roman general Titus Labienus, but actually just the main road of the town, via Labiena, is named after him. Titus Labienus is considered responsible for naming Mombello too, after a battle against the Gauls ("mons belli" means "war hill"). A different interpretation says that the meaning is "monte bello", that is "beautiful hill".
In the 19th Century, Laveno Mombello was home to important ceramic industries. Today, it is a port town that connects the province of Varese with Verbania and the famous Borromean Islands
across Lake Maggiore.
Laveno-Mombello borders the following municipalities: Caravate
, Castelveccana
, Cittiglio
, Ghiffa
, Leggiuno
, Sangiano
. Stresa
and Verbania
are in front of the town across the lake.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Varese
Province of Varese
The Province of Varese is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Varese but its largest city is Busto Arsizio....
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 60 km northwest of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and about 20 km northwest of Varese
Varese
Varese is a town and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan.It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or urban part of the city is called Varesotto.- Geography :...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,991 and an area of 25.9 km².
The municipality was formed in 1927 to encompass the previously separate centres of Laveno, Mombello and Cerro.
The name of Laveno comes from the Latin word "labes", that means "landslide". It is common thought that the name comes from the Roman general Titus Labienus, but actually just the main road of the town, via Labiena, is named after him. Titus Labienus is considered responsible for naming Mombello too, after a battle against the Gauls ("mons belli" means "war hill"). A different interpretation says that the meaning is "monte bello", that is "beautiful hill".
In the 19th Century, Laveno Mombello was home to important ceramic industries. Today, it is a port town that connects the province of Varese with Verbania and the famous Borromean Islands
Borromean Islands
The Borromean Islands are a group of three small islands and two islets in the Italian part of Lago Maggiore, located in the western arm of the lake, between Verbania to the north and Stresa to the south...
across Lake Maggiore.
Laveno-Mombello borders the following municipalities: Caravate
Caravate
Caravate is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km northwest of Milan and about 15 km northwest of Varese...
, Castelveccana
Castelveccana
Castelveccana is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km northwest of Milan and about 20 km northwest of Varese....
, Cittiglio
Cittiglio
Cittiglio is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km northwest of Milan and about 15 km northwest of Varese...
, Ghiffa
Ghiffa
Ghiffa is a comune in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 120 km northeast of Turin and about 7 km northeast of Verbania on the western shore of the Lake Maggiore....
, Leggiuno
Leggiuno
Leggiuno is a town and comune in the province of Varese, Lombardy, Italy.It is the birthplace of Gigi Riva, a footballer of Cagliari and Italy. The great Italian operatic tenor Giuseppe Borgatti died there in retirement in 1950.-Main sights:...
, Sangiano
Sangiano
Sangiano is a comune in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km northwest of Milan and about 15 km northwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,345 and an area of 2.2 km².Sangiano borders the following municipalities:...
. Stresa
Stresa
Stresa is a town and comune of about 5,000 inhabitants on the shores of the Lago Maggiore in the region of Piedmont, northern Italy; it is situated on the road and rail routes to the Simplon pass, about 90 km north-west of Milan. Since the early 20th century, the main source of income has been the...
and Verbania
Verbania
Verbania is a city and comune on the shore of Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, in northwest Italy, about north-west of Milan and about from Locarno in Switzerland.-Overview:...
are in front of the town across the lake.