Villa Guardia
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Villa Guardia is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Como
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 35 km northwest of Milan
and about 6 km southwest of Como
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,879 and an area of 7.7 km².
The municipality of Villa Guardia contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Maccio, Civello, Masano, Brugo, and Mosino.
Villa Guardia borders the following municipalities: Bulgarograsso
, Cassina Rizzardi
, Gironico
, Grandate
, Luisago
, Lurate Caccivio
, Montano Lucino
.
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 35 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 southwest of Como
Como
Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,879 and an area of 7.7 km².
The municipality of Villa Guardia contains the frazioni
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...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Maccio, Civello, Masano, Brugo, and Mosino.
Villa Guardia borders the following municipalities: Bulgarograsso
Bulgarograsso
Bulgarograsso is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km northwest of Milan and about 10 km southwest of Como...
, Cassina Rizzardi
Cassina Rizzardi
Cassina Rizzardi is a town and comune in the province of Como, in Lombardy....
, 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....
, Grandate
Grandate
Grandate is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about southwest of Como....
, Luisago
Luisago
Luisago 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 2,532 and an area of ....
, Lurate Caccivio
Lurate Caccivio
Lurate Caccivio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southwest of Como....
, Montano Lucino
Montano Lucino
Montano Lucino is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about 5 km southwest of Como....
.