Claino con Osteno

Claino con Osteno (Comasco: Scin Osten [ˌʃĩː uˈstẽː]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Como. It is a small comune on Lake Lugano, composed of a series of small frazioni (hamlets): the biggest ones (Claino and Osteno) have been chosen for the municipal name.

Claino con Osteno Scin Osten (Lombard)
Comune
Comune di Claino con Osteno
Coat of arms
Location of Claino con Osteno
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Coordinates: 46°0′N 9°5′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Como (CO)
Frazioni	Barclaino, Rescia, Righeggia, San Lucio
Government
• Mayor	Alessandra De Bernardi
Area [1]
• Total	13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population  (31 March 2017[2])[3]
• Total	555
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Clainesi and Ostenesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22010
Dialing code	0344

Claino con Osteno borders the following municipalities: Alta Valle Intelvi, Laino, Ponna, Porlezza, Valsolda.

Near Osteno is a site belonging to the Moltrasio Formation, which preserves numerous late-Jurassic fossils characterized by integral fossilization such as Squaloraja polyspondyla.