Parè
Encyclopedia
Parè is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Como
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 40 km northwest of Milan
and about 6 km west of Como
, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2007, it had a population of 1,784 and an area of 2.2 km².
Parè borders the following municipalities: Cavallasca
, Chiasso
(Switzerland), Drezzo
, Faloppio
, Gironico
, Olgiate Comasco
.
the municipality of Parè was suppressed and united to Gironico
(also municipalities of Drezzo
and Montano were aggregated to it). The union lasted until 1816 when the previous municipalities were restored.
In 1928 the municipalities of Parè, Drezzo
and Cavallasca
were united into a single municipality called Lieto Colle (name inspired by Margherita Sarfatti
, the lover of Benito Mussolini
who had a palace in Cavallasca). The town hall was in Parè. After the end of Fascism, the discontent against the union grew, but only in 1956 the municipality of Lieto Colle was suppressed and the three municipalities of Parè, Drezzo and Cavallasca restored.
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 Como
Province of Como
The Province of Como is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Lecco to the East, the Province of Milan to the south and the Province of Varese to the West...
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 40 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 6 km west of Como
Como
Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....
, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2007, it had a population of 1,784 and an area of 2.2 km².
Parè borders the following municipalities: Cavallasca
Cavallasca
Cavallasca is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km north of Milan and about 4 km west of Como, on the border with Switzerland...
, Chiasso
Chiasso
Chiasso is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.As the southernmost of Switzerland's municipalities, Chiasso is located at the border with Italy, in front of Ponte Chiasso...
(Switzerland), Drezzo
Drezzo
Drezzo is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about west of Como, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,088 and an area of 1.9 km².Drezzo borders the following municipalities:...
, Faloppio
Faloppio
Faloppio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about west of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,567 and an area of 4.2 km²....
, Gironico
Gironico
Gironico is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,133 and an area of 4.5 km²....
, Olgiate Comasco
Olgiate Comasco
Olgiate Comasco is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como...
.
History
In the Napoleonic eraNapoleonic Era
The Napoleonic Era is a period in the history of France and Europe. It is generally classified as including the fourth and final stage of the French Revolution, the first being the National Assembly, the second being the Legislative Assembly, and the third being the Directory...
the municipality of Parè was suppressed and united to Gironico
Gironico
Gironico is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,133 and an area of 4.5 km²....
(also municipalities of Drezzo
Drezzo
Drezzo is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about west of Como, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,088 and an area of 1.9 km².Drezzo borders the following municipalities:...
and Montano were aggregated to it). The union lasted until 1816 when the previous municipalities were restored.
In 1928 the municipalities of Parè, Drezzo
Drezzo
Drezzo is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about west of Como, on the border with Switzerland. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,088 and an area of 1.9 km².Drezzo borders the following municipalities:...
and Cavallasca
Cavallasca
Cavallasca is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km north of Milan and about 4 km west of Como, on the border with Switzerland...
were united into a single municipality called Lieto Colle (name inspired by Margherita Sarfatti
Margherita Sarfatti
Margherita Sarfatti was a Jewish Italian journalist, art critic, patron, collector, socialite, and one of Benito Mussolini's mistresses.-Biography:...
, the lover of Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....
who had a palace in Cavallasca). The town hall was in Parè. After the end of Fascism, the discontent against the union grew, but only in 1956 the municipality of Lieto Colle was suppressed and the three municipalities of Parè, Drezzo and Cavallasca restored.