The Palazzo del Vescovo (Palace of the Bishop) was erected in the 17th century by the family of the Marquis Cossoni. In 1854, Carlo Romanò, the Bishop of Como, acquired the building from the Cossoni family.
In 1983 the Town of Dongo purchased the building. The citizens of Dongo, assisted financially by the Comunità Montana Alto Lario Occidentale, initiated the complete restoration of the Palazzo shortly thereafter.
Still bearing its original name, the building currently houses the Civic Institute of Music "Alto Lario", and, since December 2003, the International Piano Academy Lake Como.
Palazzo Manzi
The Palazzo Manzi, facing across the main square on the lake front, now serves as the Municipio (centre of civic administration) for the comune. Its ground floor houses the Museo della Fine della Guerra (Museum of the end of the war), reopened after refurbishment in April 2014 and formerly known as the Museo della Resistenza (Museum of the resistance). The museum provides audio and visual displays relating to the partisan movement in Dongo and the north Como area from the time of the Italian armistice in September 1943 up to the end of the war, and more specifically to the capture of Mussolini and other fascist leaders at Dongo in April 1945, and their subsequent execution.[3]
dongo, lombardy, dongo, comasco, dongh, ˈdũːk, comune, province, como, italian, region, lombardy, lies, northwestern, shore, lake, como, between, gravedona, musso, mouth, albano, kilometres, north, milan, about, kilometres, northeast, como, dongo, dongh, lomba. Dongo Comasco Dongh ˈdũːk is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy It lies on the northwestern shore of Lake Como between Gravedona and Musso at the mouth of the Albano It is 70 kilometres 43 mi north of Milan and about 40 kilometres 25 mi northeast of Como Dongo Dongh Lombard ComuneComune di DongoLocation of DongoDongoLocation of Dongo in ItalyShow map of ItalyDongoDongo Lombardy Show map of LombardyCoordinates 46 8 N 9 17 E 46 133 N 9 283 E 46 133 9 283CountryItalyRegionLombardyProvinceComo CO Government MayorGiovanni MuoloArea 1 Total7 5 km2 2 9 sq mi Elevation208 m 682 ft Population 1 1 2017 2 Total3 407 Density450 km2 1 200 sq mi DemonymDonghese i Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code22014Dialing code0344Patron saintSaint GothardSaint day5 MayWebsiteOfficial websiteIt was in Dongo on 27 April 1945 that Benito Mussolini and other fascists fleeing from Milan towards Valtellina were captured by Urbano Lazzaro and other partisans Dongo borders the following municipalities Colico Consiglio di Rumo Garzeno Germasino Musso Pianello del Lario Stazzona Contents 1 Main sights 1 1 Palazzo del Vescovo 1 2 Palazzo Manzi 2 Twin towns 3 References 4 External linksMain sights EditPalazzo del Vescovo Edit The Palazzo del Vescovo Palace of the Bishop was erected in the 17th century by the family of the Marquis Cossoni In 1854 Carlo Romano the Bishop of Como acquired the building from the Cossoni family In 1983 the Town of Dongo purchased the building The citizens of Dongo assisted financially by the Comunita Montana Alto Lario Occidentale initiated the complete restoration of the Palazzo shortly thereafter Still bearing its original name the building currently houses the Civic Institute of Music Alto Lario and since December 2003 the International Piano Academy Lake Como Palazzo Manzi Edit The Palazzo Manzi facing across the main square on the lake front now serves as the Municipio centre of civic administration for the comune Its ground floor houses the Museo della Fine della Guerra Museum of the end of the war reopened after refurbishment in April 2014 and formerly known as the Museo della Resistenza Museum of the resistance The museum provides audio and visual displays relating to the partisan movement in Dongo and the north Como area from the time of the Italian armistice in September 1943 up to the end of the war and more specifically to the capture of Mussolini and other fascist leaders at Dongo in April 1945 and their subsequent execution 3 Twin towns EditDongo is twinned with Arromanches les Bains in Normandy References Edit Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 All demographics and other statistics Italian statistical institute Istat La Storia Ricomindi in Dongo leaflet issued by the Museo della Fine della Guerra Dongo April 2014 External links EditOfficial website Website of the Museo della Fine della Guerra This article on a location in the Province of Como is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dongo Lombardy amp oldid 1147001510, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
