Porto Valtravaglia

Porto Valtravaglia
Comune
Comune di Porto Valtravaglia

Porto Valtravaglia

Coat of arms
Porto Valtravaglia

Location of Porto Valtravaglia in Italy

Coordinates: 45°58′N 8°42′E / 45.967°N 8.700°E / 45.967; 8.700Coordinates: 45°58′N 8°42′E / 45.967°N 8.700°E / 45.967; 8.700
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province / Metropolitan city Varese (VA)
Frazioni Ligurno, Muceno, Musadino, San Michele, C.na Profarè, C.na Bassa, Monte Pian Nave, Monte della Colonna, Monte Ganna, Domo, Torre, Casa Piano Croce
Government
  Mayor Bruno Virgilio Barassi
Area
  Total 16.0 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Elevation 199 m (653 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)[1]
  Total 2,464
  Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Portovaltravagliesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 21010
Dialing code 0332
Patron saint Madonna Assunta
Saint day August 15
Website Official website

Porto Valtravaglia is a comune (municipality) of c. 2,400 inhabitants in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Varese.

Porto Valtravaglia borders the following municipalities: Brezzo di Bedero, Brissago-Valtravaglia, Casalzuigno, Castelveccana, Duno, Ghiffa and Oggebbio.

Dario Fo, Nobel Prize for literature, spent his childhood and adolescence here.

Demographic evolution

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.


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