Claino con Osteno

Claino con Osteno
Comune
Comune di Claino con Osteno
Coat of arms
Claino con Osteno Location of Claino con Osteno in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province / Metropolitan city	Como (CO)
Frazioni	Barclaino, Rescia, Righeggia, San Lucio
Government
• Mayor	Alessandra De Bernardi
Area
• Total	13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population (Dec. 2004)
• Total	546
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	22010
Dialing code	0344

Claino con Osteno is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Como. It is a small comune on Lake Lugano, composed of a series of small frazioni (hamlets): the biggest ones (Claino and Osteno) have been chosen for the municipal name.

Claino con Osteno borders the following municipalities: Laino, Ponna, Porlezza, Ramponio Verna, Valsolda.

Near Osteno there is a rare site with numerous late-Jurassic fossils characterized by integral fossilization, including the Squaloraja polyspondyla.