Geographical features

Population

Inside 2001 Como got 78,315 indweller (36,805 male & 41,510 female), sustaining the density of 2097.Quatern people/km^Two. (Source: ISTAT)

History
Occasionally far-famed historical population associated sustaining Como come: Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger Pope Innocent XI Alessandro Volta Giuseppe Terragni

Considerable historic buildings inside Como come: I. A cathedral, built between Fourteen & 18 centuries, which is attached to a ancient town hall of the city, the "broletto",

Ii. A roman church of S. Abbondio, by using beautiful paintings dating to the 11 century.

Tercet. Casa del Fascio, designed by Giuseppe Terragni. Even Terragni's best known act, it stands as an early "landmark of modern European architecture".

http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Casa_del_Fascio.html

Economy
A economy of Como was traditional according to industry (globe-famous silk manufacturers): in recent years tourism has started to increase as an significant sector: numerous VIPs keep close at hand fixate the shores of the Lake of Como (for example Madonna, George Clooney, Versace, Sylvester Stallone) granting an international fame to the city.