Editing Como (section)

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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name                   = Como
| official_name          = {{lang|it|Città di Como}}
| native_name            = {{native name|lmo|Còmm}}
|image_photo             = 
| image_skyline          = Como and its lake.jpg
| imagesize              = 
| image_alt              = 
| image_caption          = View of Como from Baradello Castle
| image_flag             = Flag of Como.svg
| image_shield           = Como-Stemma.svg
| shield_alt             = 
| image_map              = 
| map_alt                = 
| map_caption            = 
| pushpin_label_position = 
| pushpin_map            = Italy Lombardy#Italy
| coordinates            = {{coord|45|49|0|N|9|5|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes  = 
| region                 = [[Lombardy]]
| province               = [[Province of Como|Como]] (CO)
| frazioni               = Albate, Borghi, Breccia, Camerlata, Camnago Volta, Civiglio, Garzola, Lora, Monte Olimpino, Muggiò, Ponte Chiasso, Prestino, [[Rebbio]], Sagnino, Tavernola
| established_title      = [[Roman Republic|Roman]] foundation
| established_date       = 196 BC
| mayor_party            = independent
| mayor                  = Alessandro Rapinese (since 27 June 2022)
| area_footnotes         = 
| area_total_km2         = 37.14
| population_footnotes   = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://demo.istat.it/index_e.html|title=Demo-Geodemo. – Maps, Population, Demography of ISTAT – Italian Institute of Statistics|access-date=13 June 2016|archive-date=21 November 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041121033016/http://demo.istat.it/index_e.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| population_total       = 84250
| population_as_of       = 31 October 2022
| pop_density_footnotes  = 
| population_demonym     = Comaschi
| elevation_footnotes    = 
| elevation_m            = 201
| twin1                  = 
| twin1_country          = 
|istat=| saint                  = [[Abundius|Saint Abbondio]]
| day                    = 31 August
| postal_code            = 22100
| area_code              = 031
| website                = {{Official website|www.comune.como.it}}
| footnotes              = 
}}

[[File:La città di Como e il suo lago.jpg|thumb|Como and its lake]]
[[File:LIFE ELECTRIC - CREDITS VISITCOMO.jpg|thumb|''[[Life Electric]]'', by [[Daniel Libeskind]], to celebrate scientist [[Alessandro Volta]] (2015)]]

'''Como''' ({{IPA|it|ˈkɔːmo|lang|It-Como.ogg}},<ref name="dop">{{cite web |url=http://www.dizionario.rai.it/poplemma.aspx?lid=73275&r=244 |title=Dizionario italiano multimediale e multilingue d'ortografia e di pronunzia |last1=Migliorini |first1=Bruno |last2=Tagliavini |first2=Carlo |last3=Fiorelli |first3=Piero |editor=Tommaso Francesco Borri |website=dizionario.rai.it |publisher=Rai Eri |access-date=12 February 2016 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225112/http://www.dizionario.rai.it/poplemma.aspx?lid=73275&r=244 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dipionline.it/dizionario/ |title=Dizionario di pronuncia italiana ''online'' |last1=Canepari |first1=Luciano |website=dipionline.it |access-date=12 February 2016 |archive-date=9 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009051700/http://www.dipionline.it/dizionario/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{IPA|it|ˈkoːmo|local|It-Como(local).ogg}};<ref name="dop"/> {{langx|lmo|Còmm|label=[[Comasco dialect|Comasco]]}} {{IPA|lmo|ˈkɔm|}},<ref>Carlo Bassi, Grammatica essenziale del "dialètt de Còmm", Como, Edizioni della Famiglia Comasca, 2014</ref> {{lang|lmo|Cómm}} {{IPA|lmo|ˈkom|}} or {{lang|lmo|Cùmm}} {{IPA|lmo|ˈkum|}};<ref>Libero Locatelli, Piccola grammatica del dialetto comasco, Como, Famiglia Comasca, 1970, p. 6.</ref> {{langx|la|Novum Comum}}) is a city and {{lang|it|[[comune]]}} (municipality) in [[Lombardy]], Italy. It is the administrative capital of the [[Province of Como]]. Nestled at the southwestern branch of the picturesque [[Lake Como]], the city is a renowned tourist destination, celebrated for its stunning landscapes, artistic heritage, and cultural significance.<ref>{{cite book |last=McElroy |first=Nan |title=Italy, Instructions for Use: The Practical, On-Site Assistant for the Enthusiastic (Even Experienced) Traveler|publisher=Illustrata Press|year=2007|isbn=1885436300 |page=}}</ref>

Its prime location on the shores of [[Lake Como]] and its proximity to the majestic [[Alps]] has made Como a popular destination for tourists. The city boasts a rich collection of art, religious sites, verdant gardens, museums, theatres, public parks, and opulent palaces, including the iconic ''[[Como Cathedral|Duomo]]'', seat of the [[Diocese of Como]]; the [[Basilica of Sant'Abbondio]]; [[Villa Olmo]]; the public gardens with the [[Tempio Voltiano]]; the Teatro Sociale; the ''[[Broletto]]'', the city's medieval town hall; and the 20th-century [[Casa del Fascio (Como)|Casa del Fascio]], a landmark of modernist architecture.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Como, Italy. The best things to do in Como city |url=https://lakecomotravel.com/como-italy/ |website=Lake Como Travel |date=8 May 2019 |access-date=12 October 2023 |archive-date=29 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029175902/https://lakecomotravel.com/como-italy/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Como has been the birthplace of numerous notable historical figures, including the Roman poet Caecilius, mentioned by [[Catullus]] in the 1st century BC,<ref name="Caecilius">{{cite book|author=John Hazel|title=Who's who in the Roman World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=854lczVIiCkC&pg=PA42|year=2001|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-0-415-22410-9|page=42}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.let.ru.nl/v.hunink/documents/catullus_md.htm |title=Catullus |access-date=17 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719200529/http://www.let.ru.nl/v.hunink/documents/catullus_md.htm |archive-date=19 July 2011 }}</ref> the celebrated writers [[Pliny the Elder]] and [[Pliny the Younger]], [[Pope Innocent XI]], the pioneering scientist [[Alessandro Volta]], inventor of the electric battery,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Biographies/VoltaBio.htm |title=Alessandro Volta |publisher=Corrosion-doctors.org |access-date=2011-06-21 |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125104338/http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Biographies/VoltaBio.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Cosima Liszt]], daughter of Franz Liszt and wife of Richard Wagner, and [[Antonio Sant'Elia]], a futurist architect and key figure in the modern architectural movement.