Insubria

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Insubria is a historical region in northern Italy and southern Switzerland, centered around the lakes area near Milan, Como, and Lugano.

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Insubria canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
borders Emilia-Romagna
Grisons NERFINISHED
Lake Como
linked to: Lake Como, Italy

Lake Lugano
Lake Maggiore
Piedmont
centeredAround Lake Como
linked to: Lake Como, Italy

Lake Lugano
Lake Maggiore
country Italy
Switzerland
crossesBorderBetween Italy
Switzerland
culturalRegionOf Lombardy
Ticino NERFINISHED
ethnonym Insubres
hasModernUsageAs cultural identity
tourist region
hasPart Canton of Ticino NERFINISHED
City of Como
City of Lugano
linked to: Lugano

City of Varese
Lombardy
Province of Como
Province of Lecco
Province of Varese
heritage Celtic heritage
Roman heritage
historicalCapital Milan
historicalPeriod Ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity

Early modern period
Middle Ages
language Italian language
Lombard language
Swiss Italian
locatedIn Alps
Northern Italy
Prealps
Southern Switzerland
majorCity Como
Lugano
Milan
Varese
namedAfter Insubres
partOf Cisalpine Gaul
Transpadana
linked to: Pianura Padana
regionType transnational region
relatedInstitution Regio Insubrica
linked to: Brianza

Università degli Studi dell’Insubria

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