Laveno-Mombello

**Laveno-Mombello** is a *[[comune]]* (municipality) in the Province o Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, locatit aboot 75&nbsp;km northwast o Milan an aboot 25&nbsp;km northwast o Varese. As o 31 Dizember 2004, it haed a population o 8,991 an a aurie o 25.9&nbsp;km².

## History

The name o Laveno comes frae twa denominations: the first is frae the Laitin wird "labes", that means "landslide"; the seicont denominations is frae the Roman general "Tito Labienus", that gie his name tae the port (Portus Labienus) an subsequently tae the surroondin aurie. The radix o the name are actually juist in the main road o the toun, via Labiena. Titus Labienus is considered responsible for namin Mombello an aw, efter a battle against the Gauls ("mons belli" means "war hill"). A different interpretation says that the meanin is "monte bello", that is "bonnie hill".

In the 19t Century, Laveno Mombello wis  home tae important ceramic industries. The day, it is a port toun that connects the province of Varese wi Verbania an the famous Borromean Islands across Lake Maggiore.

The municipality wis formit in 1927 tae encompass the previously separate centres o Laveno, Mombello an Cerro.

Laveno-Mombello borders the follaein municipalities: Caravate, Castelveccana, Cittiglio, Ghiffa, Leggiuno, Sangiano. Stresa an Verbania are in front o the toun athort the loch.

## Transport

Laveno-Mombello is servit bi Laveno-Mombello railwey station, managit bi Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, an bi Laveno-Mombello Nord railwey station, managit bi Ferrovienord. A caur-ferry links the toun wi Intra (Verbania) on the wastren side o Lago Maggiore.

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## Freemit airtins
* Regione Lombardia (Laveno)
* LagoMaggiore.net/laveno-mombello 
* Laveno on Lake Maggiore - Photograph Gallery. 

## References