Rovellasca

Rovellasca is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 7703 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the Province of Como in Lombardy. The municipality is situated approximately 16 km south-southwest of Como at the Lura. Rovellasca is immediately adjacent to the province of Monza and Brianza.

History

The nearest Rovellasco is first mentioned in 1286, although settlement finds indicate an existence since the second century BC.

Personalities

  • Giovanni Battista Grassi (1854-1925), zoologist, entomologist

Traffic

In the district Manera is the railway station of the municipality on the railway line Saronno -Como.

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