Varenna

Varenna Varena  (Lombard)
Comune
Comune di Varenna
Varenna seen from an approaching ferry
Location of Varenna
Varenna Location of Varenna in Italy Show map of Italy Varenna Varenna (Lombardy) Show map of Lombardy
Coordinates: 46°1′N 9°17′E / 46.017°N 9.283°E / 46.017; 9.283
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Lecco (LC)
Frazioni	Fiumelatte
Government
• Mayor	Carlo Molteni
Area
• Total	12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population  (2026)
• Total	646
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym	Varennesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	23829
Dialing code	0341
Website	www.comune.varenna.lc.it

Varenna (Comasco, Lecchese: Varena) is a comune on Lake Como in the Province of Lecco in the Lombardy region in Italy. It is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Lecco.

Personalities

• Giovanni Battista Pirelli (* 1848 in Varenna; † 1932 in Milan), founder of the tire company Pirelli.
• Sentin Petrovich (* 1774 in Varenna; † 1847 in Moscow), Russian sculptor.
• Enrico Fermi, whose name is associated with the summer schools that are periodically held at Villa Monastero.

References

Other websites

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Varenna.

• Official website of Varenna (in Italian)

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