Menaggio
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| Comune di Menaggio | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Como (CO) |
| Mayor | Alberto Bobba (since 2004-06-14) |
| Area | 31 km² (12 sq mi) |
| Population (as of December 31, 2004) | |
| - Total | 3,129 |
| - Density | 101/km² (262/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Dialing code | 0344 |
| Postal code | 22017 |
| Patron | St. Stephen |
| - Day | August 31 |
Menaggio is a town and comune in the province of Como, Lombardy, Italy, located on the western shore of Lake Como at the mouth of the river Senagra.
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[edit] History
The area of current Menaggio was conquered by the Romans in 196 BC. The Roman conquest culminated with the construction of a road called the Via Regina.
Menaggio was a walled city, and remnants of the wall are evident today.
Construction of big hotels in this cool summer area made it a summer resort area.
Mussolini attempted to escape Italy at the end of World War II and was captured in Menaggio.
[edit] Tourism
The area of Menaggio is a favorite recreational resort in the summer. Lake Como's only youth hostel is in Menaggio.
[edit] Geology
The craggy often fog and smog hidden mountains are from the Cretaceous period, composed of limestone sediment weathered by millennia.
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