Claino con Osteno explained

Claino con Osteno
Official Name:Comune di Claino con Osteno
Coordinates:46°N 14°W
Region:Lombardy
Province:Como (CO)
Frazioni:Barclaino, Rescia, Righeggia, San Lucio
Mayor:Alessandra De Bernardi
Area Total Km2:13.1
Population Total:555
Population As Of:31 March 2017[1]
Population Demonym:Clainesi and Ostenesi
Elevation M:280
Postal Code:22010
Area Code:0344

Claino con Osteno (Comasco: Scin Osten pronounced as /ˌʃĩː uˈstẽː/) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60km (40miles) north of Milan and about 20km (10miles) north of Como. It is a small comune on Lake Lugano, composed of a series of small frazioni (hamlets): the biggest ones (Claino and Osteno) have been chosen for the municipal name.

Claino con Osteno borders the following municipalities: Alta Valle Intelvi, Laino, Ponna, Porlezza, Valsolda.

Near Osteno is a site with numerous late-Jurassic fossils characterized by integral fossilization, including the Squaloraja polyspondyla.

Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.