3-628: Ponna ( Comasco : Pona [ˈpoːna] ) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy , located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Como . As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 264 and an area of 6.0 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi). Ponna borders the following municipalities: Claino con Osteno , Colonno , Laino , Ossuccio , Porlezza , Sala Comacina . This article on
6-558: A location in the Province of Como is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Comasco Comasco ( endonym : comasch ), anglicized as Comasque , is a dialect belonging to the Western branch of Lombard language , spoken in the city and suburbs of Como . Comasco is part of the Comasco-Lecchese dialect group. The Comasco dialect evolved as a consequence of its origins and influences. In ancient times,
9-799: The Lake Como area was inhabited by Orobi , Leponzi , and Etruscan tribes. As with the rest of the Po Valley , the area was subject to invasions by the Gauls. In Roman times, the Latin spoken in the Lake Como area was influenced by the Celtic substratum, contributing to the phonetic and lexical formation of today's dialect. In the early Middle Ages, the area was occupied by the Lombards , who probably spoke
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