Mandello del Lario

Mandello del Lario (Lecchese: Mandèll) is an Italian town and comune in the province of Lecco, in Lombardy, on Lake Como.

Mandello del Lario
Comune
Comune di Mandello del Lario, Città di Mandello del Lario
Coat of arms of Mandello del Lario
Coat of arms
Location of Mandello del Lario
Mandello del Lario is located in Italy
Mandello del Lario
Mandello del Lario
Location of Mandello del Lario in Italy
Mandello del Lario is located in Lombardy
Mandello del Lario
Mandello del Lario
Mandello del Lario (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°55′N 09°19′E
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceLecco (LC)
FrazioniOlcio, Maggiana, Mandello a lago, Tonzanico, Molina, Mulini, Motteno, Cologna, Luzzeno, Moregallo, Rongio, Gorlo, Somana, Sonvico
Government
 • MayorRiccardo Fasoli
Area
[1]
 • Total43.33 km2 (16.73 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (30 September 2017)[2]
 • Total10,340
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
DemonymMandellesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23826
Dialing code0341
Patron saintSaint Lawrence
WebsiteOfficial website

Since 1921, Mandello del Lario has been home to Moto Guzzi—the Italian motorcycle manufacturer, now a subsidiary of Piaggio & Co. SpA. The town each year since 2001 has hosted GMG (a.k.a. Giornata Mondiale Guzzi or Worldwide Guzzi Days).

The Grigna massif is located in Mandello's communal territory.[3]

Saint George's church

Saint George's church has a single hall with a visible truss ceiling and a quadrangular apse with a cross-vaulted ceiling. Its present aspect is due to restoration work which began in the 14th century, to a building which had already existed since the 11th century.[4]

A holy-water font decorated with a geometrical twisting floral motif (very popular in the Como area between the 6th and 11th century) on the font and with a relief (not very prominent) showing a cross on the sides, is preserved from the original building.

In the nave are numerous votive frescoes dating back to the 15th century; the Crucifixion in the presbytery is from the end of the 15th century; the eschatological cycle, according to some researchers, is related to the Ligurian-Piedmontese painting tradition, whilst according to others it is closer to the local tradition, and is placed around 1480.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. Annalisa Borghese, Mandello Lario, in Il territorio lariano e i suoi comuni, Milano, Editoriale del Drago, 1992, pp. 284-286.
  4. Chiesa di San Giorgio, Via del Viandante, Mandello del Lario
  5. Chiesa di S. Giorgio
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