Campione d'Italia
| Comune di Campione d'Italia | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Como (CO) |
| Mayor | Maria Paola Rita Mangili |
| Elevation | m ( ft) |
| Area | km² ( sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2001) | |
| - Total | |
| - Density | /km² (/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, [[UTC+1]] |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Campionesi |
| Dialing code | +4191 |
| Postal code | 22060 |
| Patron | St. Zenone |
| - Day | April 12 |
.svg)  Location of Campione d'Italia in Italy |
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| Website: http://www.comune.campione-d-italia.co.it/ | |
Campione d'Italia is an Italian town and commune of Lombardy, occupying an enclave within the Swiss canton of Ticino, separated from the rest of Italy by Lake Lugano and mountains. The enclave has a width of less than 1 km as the crow flies, but the rough terrain means the journey by road is over 10 km.
Its status came about when Ticino chose to become part of the Swiss Confederation in 1798, and Campione's people chose to remain part of Lombardy, which subsequently became part of Italy in 1859. The d'Italia was added to the appellation under Prime Minister Benito Mussolini, who was keen to showcase Campione to its neighbours.
Campione has a considerable amount of economic and administrative integration with Switzerland. Before the conversion to the Euro, the city used the Swiss franc, and prior to the opening of borders between EU countries, it benefited from special customs arrangements that allowed Italian citizens to cross Swiss territory. Presently, car plates are not Italian, but Swiss; similarly, the telephone system is almost entirely operated by Swisscom, meaning that calls from Italy (with very few exceptions such as calling the city hall) require the international dialing code for Switzerland and the Ticino area code: 00 41 91. Mail may be sent using either a Swiss postal code or an Italian one using the 'CH-' or 'I-' prefixes respectively.
Like Livigno, it is exempt from the EU VAT. Campione takes advantage of its status by operating a famous casino, the Casinò di Campione, as gambling laws are less strict than in both Italy and Switzerland (also a legacy of the pre-World War II era).
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| Lake Lugano (Lago di Lugano, Ceresio) | ||
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| Italy Lombardy (Province of Como · Province of Varese) Switzerland Canton Ticino (District of Lugano · District of Mendrisio)) |
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| Settlements | Agno · Barbengo · Bissone · Brusimpiano · Brusino
Arsizio · Campione d'Italia ·
Capolago · Carabietta · Caslano · Claino con Osteno
· Collina d'Oro · Lavena Ponte Tresa · |
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| Rivers | Cassarate · Cuccio · Laveggio · Magliasina · Mara · Rezzo · Tresa · Vedeggio | |
| Mountains | Monte Brè · Monte Generoso · Monte San Salvatore · Monte San Giorgio | |
| People | Carlo Maderno | |
| Category:Lakes of Italy Category:Lakes of Switzerland | ||
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