Mandello del Lario

Coordinates: 45°55′N 09°19′E / 45.917°N 9.317°E / 45.917; 9.317
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Mandello del Lario
Comune di Mandello del Lario, Città di Mandello del Lario
Coat of arms of Mandello del Lario
Location of Mandello del Lario
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Patron saintSaint Lawrence
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Mandello del Lario (

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

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

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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