Bodio Lomnago Explained

Bodio Lomnago
Official Name:	Comune di Bodio Lomnago
Coordinates:	45°N 53°W
Region:	Lombardy
Province:	Varese (VA)
Frazioni:	Rogorella, Lomnago, Boffalora, Pizzo, Porto, Roccolo
Mayor:	Eleonora Paolelli
Area Total Km2:	4
Population Total:	2190
Population Demonym:	Bodiesi
Telephone:	0332
Elevation M:	275
Postalcode:	21020
Istat:	012016
Saint:	Sant'Anna
Day:	26 July
Postal Code:	21020
Area Code:	0332

Bodio Lomnago is a comune (municipality) in the province of Varese, in the Italian region of Lombardy.

Bodio Lomnago is composed of two villages: Bodio, the biggest one closer to the lake and Lomnago, uphill toward the Monte Rogorella. Both villages have certainly a pre-Roman origin, probably Celtic or Gaulish.

Main sights

In Bodio:

• San Crocifisso, a small Romanesque church of the primitive village, recently renovated
• Santa Maria church, a Baroque building from 1512
• Villa Beltrami-Gadola, with its distinctive tower

In Lomnago:

• San Giorgio, an unusual Norman-style church built in the 19th century
• Villa Puricelli, with its huge park and the ancient hidden icehouse

World Heritage Site

It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[1]

Notes and References

1. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1363/ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps