Brunate

Brunate Brunaa (Lombard)
Comune
Comune di Brunate
Coat of arms
Location of Brunate
Brunate Location of Brunate in Italy Brunate Brunate (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°49′N 9°6′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Province of Como (CO)
Frazioni	Cao, Carescione, Laghetto, Nidrino, Piani di Brunate, San Maurizio
Government
• Mayor	Davide Bodini
Area
• Total	1.96 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Elevation	715 m (2,346 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	1,730
• Density	880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Demonym	Brunatesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22034
Dialing code	031
Patron saint	Saint Andrew the Apostle
Saint day	30 November
Website	Official website

Brunate (Comasco: Brunaa [bryˈnaː]) is a town and comune in the province of Como in northern Italy, some 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Milan. It has some 1,800 residents, but is much more populated in summer, when tourists rent houses and apartments.

The town overlooks Como, which lies on the shore of Lake Como some 500 metres (1,600 ft) below. For a short time in the late 12th century Brunate was an independent commune, but in 1240 it reverted to the suzerainty of Como.

Como and Brunate are linked by a steep, narrow, winding road, and by the Como to Brunate funicular.

Alessandro Volta lived in Brunate for a short period – the Faro Voltiano lighthouse in the San Maurizio district, was built and named in his honour. The Bulgarian poet Pencho Slaveykov died in the town on 10 June 1912.

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  Brunate, by the funicular station
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  Brunate, looking down the funicular to Lake Como
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  Brunate, Via P. e M. Monti
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  View of Cernobbio and Lake Como from Brunate

External links

• Media related to Brunate at Wikimedia Commons
• Official site of the Brunate commune (in Italian)