Longone al Segrino is a small village between Como and Lecco in the Italian

Italy

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 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...

. It is located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Milan

Milan

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 and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Como

Como

Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....

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It is famous for its beautiful lake, an unusual case of an intact ecosystem.
As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,543 and an area of 1.5 km².

The municipality of Longone al Segrino contains the frazione

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivision) Morchiuso.

Longone al Segrino borders the following municipalities: Canzo

Canzo

Canzo or Canz is a town and comune in the province of Como, in Lombardy. It has 5,192 citizens and an area of 11.8 km², with a density of 445 humans/km²...

, Erba

Erba (CO)

Erba is a comune of some 17,000 inhabitants in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy...

, Eupilio

Eupilio

Eupilio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about east of Como...

, and Proserpio

Proserpio

Proserpio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km north of Milan and about 13 km east of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 942 and an area of 2.4 km²...

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