Giulino

Giulino
Frazione
Memorial cross into Mussolini's death place
Giulino Location of Giulino in Italy
Coordinates: 45°58′57″N 09°12′22″E
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Como (CO)
Comune	Tremezzina
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	50
Demonym	Giulinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22010
Dialing code	0344

Giulino (better known as Giulino di Mezzegra) is an Italian frazione of the Comune of Mezzegra, in the province of Como. Since 21 January 2014 both Giulino and Mezzegra are included in the comune of Tremezzina.

History

Early history

The village was an autonomous municipality until 1928, when it merged into Mezzegra becoming its frazione (civil parish).

Death of Mussolini

Main article: Death of Benito Mussolini

The village has passed into history because it is the place where Benito Mussolini and his lover Claretta Petacci were killed on 28 April 1945, in front of a manor house named Villa Belmonte. The execution was carried out by local resistance fighters (partigiani), who had captured the dictator at Dongo (often erroneously considered to be the place where the execution actually took place).

Geography

Giulino, part of the Intelvi geographical region, lies on the hills close to the north-western shore of the Lake Como. It is 2 km from Mezzegra, 30 from Como and 40 from Lugano (in Switzerland).

Literature

• Bruno Giovanni Lonati : "Quel 28 aprile. Mussolini e Claretta: la verità". Mursia, 1994. ISBN 88-425-1761-5

External links

• Google. "Mezzegra" (Map). Google Maps. Google.