Laveno-Mombello
Laveno-Mombello is a comune (municipality) in the Province o Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, locatit aboot 75 km northwast o Milan an aboot 25 km northwast o Varese. As o 31 Dizember 2004, it haed a population o 8,991 an a aurie o 25.9 km².[1]
Laveno-Mombello | |
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| Comune di Laveno-Mombello | |
 Laveno | |
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  Laveno-Mombello Location o Laveno-Mombello in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′N 8°37′E / 45.900°N 8.617°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Province o Varese (VA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.9 km2 (10.0 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 8,991 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Lavenesi, mombellesi, cerresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 21014 |
| Diallin code | 0332 |
History
eeditThe name o Laveno comes frae twa denominations: the first is frae the Laitin wird "labes", that means "landslide"; the seicont denominations is frae the Roman general "Tito Labienus", that gie his name tae the port (Portus Labienus) an subsequently tae the surroondin aurie. The radix o the name are actually juist in the main road o the toun, via Labiena. Titus Labienus is considered responsible for namin Mombello an aw, efter a battle against the Gauls ("mons belli" means "war hill"). A different interpretation says that the meanin is "monte bello", that is "bonnie hill".
In the 19t Century, Laveno Mombello wis home tae important ceramic industries. The day, it is a port toun that connects the province of Varese wi Verbania an the famous Borromean Islands across Lake Maggiore.
The municipality wis formit in 1927 tae encompass the previously separate centres o Laveno, Mombello an Cerro.
Laveno-Mombello borders the follaein municipalities: Caravate, Castelveccana, Cittiglio, Ghiffa, Leggiuno, Sangiano. Stresa an Verbania are in front o the toun athort the loch.
Transport
eeditLaveno-Mombello is servit bi Laveno-Mombello railwey station, managit bi Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, an bi Laveno-Mombello Nord railwey station, managit bi Ferrovienord. A caur-ferry links the toun wi Intra (Verbania) on the wastren side o Lago Maggiore.
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Demographic evolution
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