Provençal term for ‘song’, used by troubadours of the 12th-13th centuries, particularly for strophic songs about courtly love.
Canzo
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| Canzo | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Comune di Canzo | |
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| Coordinates: 45°51′N 09°16′E / 45.85°N 9.267°ECoordinates: 45°51′N 09°16′E / 45.85°N 9.267°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Como (CO) |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | dott.ssa Silvia Tresoldi in Cerati |
| Area | |
| - Total | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 402 m (1,319 ft) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 5,135 |
| - Density | 427.9/km2 (1,108.3/sq mi) |
| - Demonym | Canzés (w.lmo.); Matèj or Gòs (w.lmo. traditional gentilic); Canzesi (it.) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 22035 |
| Dialing code | 031 |
| Patron saint | Saint Steven |
| Saint day | December 26 |
| Website | Official website |
Canzo (in Italian) or Canz (in Canzés and Brianzöö, also written Caanz) is a town and comune in the province of Como, in Lombardy. It has 5,135 citizens and an area of 11.8 km², with a density of 445 humans/km². It's in the middle of the Triangolo lariano.
It was the capital of the Corte di Casale (a medieval union of communes) and today it is the capital of the Comunità montana del Triangolo lariano (a modern union of the communes between the two ramification of the Como Lake). It's in the historical region of Brianza (Canzo is the first town of Northern Brianza).
Places
The most important places are:
- villas:
- Villa Magni-Rizzoli (now a restaurant, with ceremonial and congressual halls, and big parks)
- Villa Meda (now inhabited courtyards, seat of many association and agencies, scene of some fairs and festivities)
- Villa Barni (now a park)
- and many other private villas
- buildings:
- Palazzo Tentorio (now seat of the town hall)
- Teatro Sociale (now theatre with season of lyric and prosa)
- Castello di Canzo (castle tower)
- and many other palaces
- religious places:
- Church of St. Stephen (dedicated to St. Stephen the Protomartyr. The correct name is Basilica Prepositurale of St. Spephen, the term "Prepositurale" means the presence in this church of a prelate who is entitled to the honorific title of "Prevosto" that for provision of Pope Leone XIII, Since 1899, after five years acquires the title of "Monsignore" with the degree of "Prelate of Honor of His Holiness")
- Chiesa di San Francesco (a monastic oasis, dedicated to st. Francis)
- Santuario di San Miro (the sanctuary of blessed Miro, called "San Mir", born in Canzo)
- Cappella di San Michele al Lazzaretto
- Cappelletta della Madòna di Sètt Dulùr
- and many other little chapels (min. 40)
- natural places:
- Cornizzolo mount (sacred mountain)
- Corni di Canzo mount
- Pesora mount
- Scioscia mount
- Gajum springs
- other springs
- Segrino Lake
- Ravella river
- Lambro river
- Cèpp da l'Angua / Scalfìn dal Diaul
- Sass dal Primm Fiöö
- Crann
- rural and traditional buildings:
- Villa/Filanda Verza "Filandùn" (the greatest silk spinning plant in the zone – in the province of Como there is the best working of the silk in the world – it came here by Marco Polo from China)
- Primm Alp – Alp Grass ("Alp" means an alpine residence where was practised forest agriculture)
- Segùnt Alp – Alp dal Suu (it was the biggest Alp)
- Tèrz Alp (it is the biggest Alp)
- Alpètt
- Alp a vòlt
- Repussìn
- historical centre and ancient localities:
- Cuntrada da Casàrch
- Cuntrada da Sumbìch
- Cuntrada da Lünàa
- Turèta
- Pretòri
- Stré(n)cia
- Cuntrada dal Cuèrc
- Cuntrada dal Murnerìn
- Cuntrada da San Mirètt
- Mèzz Canz
- Bergamasca
- Piaza (da la gésa)
- Piaza dal munümént
- Piazèta (da San Mirètt)
- Via Granda
- Via di Giüdée
- Tèra russa
- Lagüsc
- Parisùn
- Gerascia
- Castèll
- Grimèll
- Mirabèla
- Cèpp
- Cà Milia
- Cà Dulia
- Cà növa
- ...
The Commune of Canzo and the “Cumpagnia di Nost” have written up three maps of the localities of Canzo with the toponyms in local language (of the center, the campaign, mountains).
Festivities
The most important local festivities of the town are:
- Giubiana (traditional symbolic bonfire)
- Biofera (festivity of the biological feeding, agriculture, handicraft and the popular culture – 5,000 visitors every day of the festivity)
- Fera di üsei (international fair of the bird hunting)
- Macc (traditional festivity of the spring and the youth)
- Festa del sole (celtic lughnasadh + traditional men's day + celebration of the mountain-agriculture)
- Cargà i alp (route in mountains of the town in order to recall the ancient annual carrying the beasts to the mountain stables)
- Festa di Santo Stefano + Féra da San Stevenìn (patron day with procession and fire of the whiteball + fair of the cattle)
Language
The Canzés is the local languages. It's a variety of Brianzöö, of the Insubric language, gallo-italic languages.
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