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In addition to agriculture, the village was once famous for training and sending artisans to Russia along with other
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opened in the village. It was a residence to for many, especially German-speaking, notables and intellectuals. They published the monthly magazine
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and then became an under-parish in 1591. The Chapel of S. Assunta in
Bigogno was completed before 1609. In the statutes of Como from 1335, the
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The village is located at an elevation of 570 m (1,870 ft) at the foot of Monte
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