Asso
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{{Infobox CityIT
| official_name = Comune di Asso
| image_skyline = Asso, panorama primaverile 1.JPG
| img_coa = Asso (CO)-Stemma.png
| img_coa_small =
| region = {{RegioneIT|sigla=LOM}}
| province = [[Province of Como|Como]] (CO)
| mayor = Giovanni Conti<span style=font-size:smaller><br /> (elected [[May 5]], [[2003]])</span>
| mayor_party =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 427
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 6.46
| population_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2006
| population_total = 3524
| pop_density_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = 492
| coordinates = {{coor dms|45|52|0|N|9|16|0|E|region:IT_type:city(3.524) }}
| gentilic = ''Assesi'' or ''assini'' ([[Italian language|it.]]); ''assées'' ([[Western Lombard|west.lmo.]]); ''spazapulée'' ([[Western Lombard|west.lmo.]] traditional gentilic)|
| telephone = 031
| postalcode = 22033
| frazioni = Brazzova, Ca' Nova, Fraino, Gallegno, Gemù, Megna, Mudronno, Pagnano, [[Scarenna]]
| saint = [[Saint Apollonia]]
| day = [[February 9]]
| mapx = {{ #expr:45 + 52 / 60.0 }}
| mapy = {{ #expr:9 + 16 / 60.0 }}
| locator_position =
| native_name = Asso
| name = Asso
| map =
| website =
}}
'''Asso''' is town and commune in the [[province of Como]], in [[Lombardy]] ([[Italy]]). It has 3,524 citizens and an area of 6.46 km², with a density of 546 people/km².
==Main sights==
Considerable historic buildings in Asso are:
* the castle, built in 12th century; nowadays only the tower is in good condition;
* the main church of [[John the Baptist]], built between [[1641]] and [[1675]];
* a few [[bridge]]s on the river [[Lambro]], including ''punt de la Fola'', ''punt di Gubitt'' and ''ponte Oscuro''.
==Sister towns==
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Saint-Péray]], [[France]], since [[2001]]
== External links ==
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