Laveno Mombello

Laveno-Mombello is a comune inside the Province of Varese within the Italian vicinity Lombardy, positioned about 75 kilometres northwest of Milan and about 25 kilometres northwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,991 and an area of 25.9 square kilometres. The name of Laveno comes from two denominations: the first is from the Latin word "labes", meaning "landslide"; the second one denominations is from the Roman popular Titus Labienus, that supply his call to the port and in the end to the encompassing region. The radix of the name are actually simply within the essential road of the metropolis, through Labiena.

Titus Labienus is taken into consideration responsible for naming Mombello too, after a battle in opposition to the Gauls. A unique interpretation says that the which means is "monte bello", that is "beautiful hill". In the 19th century, Laveno Mombello changed into home to essential ceramic industries. Today, it is a port city that connects the province of Varese with Verbania and the well-known Borromean Islands throughout Lake Maggiore.