Porlezza

Porlezza is a comune (municipality) on Lake Lugano in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Como.

Porlezza
Comune
Comune di Porlezza
View of the Lake
Location of Porlezza
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Coordinates: 46°2′N 9°8′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Como (CO)
Frazioni	Agria, Begna, Cima, Tavordo
Government
• Mayor	Sergio Erculiani
Area [1]
• Total	18.64 km2 (7.20 sq mi)
Elevation	275 m (902 ft)
Population  (31 March 2017)[2]
• Total	4,941
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Demonym	Porlezzesi o Porlezzini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22018
Dialing code	0344
Website	Official website

Interiori of the church of San Vittore.

Porlezza borders the following municipalities: Bene Lario, Carlazzo, Claino con Osteno, Corrido, Lenno, Ossuccio, Ponna, Val Rezzo, Valsolda.

Between 1873 and 1939, Porlezza was linked to Menaggio, on Lake Como, by the Menaggio–Porlezza railway, a steam hauled narrow gauge line built as part of a multi-modal transport link between Menaggio and Luino, on Lake Maggiore.^[3]