San_Fermo_della_Battaglia

San Fermo della Battaglia

San Fermo della Battaglia

Comune in Lombardy, Italy

San Fermo della Battaglia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Milan and about 3 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,255 and an area of 3.1 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi).[4]

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With della Battaglia meaning "of the battle", the town is named after the battle which took place there between Garibaldi's Hunters of the Alps (Cacciatori delle Alpi) and Austrian militaries in 1859.

San Fermo della Battaglia borders the following municipalities: Como, Montano Lucino.

Demographic evolution


Well-known personalities

Famous visitors from around the world are reported to reside here but prefer to remain unknown.[citation needed] It is also the home of film director Marco Bonfanti [it].[5]

References

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    "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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    "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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    "Il paese" (in Italian). Comune di San Fermo della Battaglia. Archived from the original on 12 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2015. Nel 1911 ha assunto la denominazione attuale dal nome del santo patrono.
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    All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  5. [5]
    "Marco Bonfanti", Wikipedia (in Italian), 2019-11-01, retrieved 2019-12-11
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