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Masciago Primo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km northwest of Milan and about 12 km northwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 289 and an area of 1.9 km².The municipality of Masciago Primo contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Località Mondada and Località Muniscione. Masciago Primo borders the following municipalities: Bedero Valcuvia, Cunardo, Ferrera di Varese, Rancio Valcuvia.

Cassano Valcuvia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan and about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Varese. Cassano Valcuvia borders the following municipalities: Cuveglio, Duno, Ferrera di Varese, Grantola, Mesenzana, Rancio Valcuvia. The Italian tenor Aldo Bertocci lived in the town from 1974 until his death in 2004.

Grantola is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Varese. The municipality of Grantola contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Bellaria, Motta, Montebello, and Vicema. Grantola borders the following municipalities: Cassano Valcuvia, Cugliate-Fabiasco, Cunardo, Ferrera di Varese, Mesenzana, Montegrino Valtravaglia.

Cunardo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Varese. Cunardo borders the following municipalities: Bedero Valcuvia, Cugliate-Fabiasco, Ferrera di Varese, Grantola, Masciago Primo, Valganna.

Monte Castelvecchio is a mountain in Lombardy, Italy, with an elevation of 623 metres (2,044 ft). It is located in the Varese Prealps, in the Province of Varese, in the municipality of Cunardo. Due to its commanding position over the Valcuvia and Val Marchirolo, Monte Castelvecchio has been fortified since the Early Middle Ages. In 900 Liutprand, King of the Lombards, built a fort (later a castle) atop the mountain, which later came under the control of the House of Visconti; the castle, from which the mountain derives its current name (Castelvecchio meaning "old castle"), was burned in 1164, 1447 and 1517. In the 18th century, the ruins were dismantled and the material used to build Cunardo's parish church.

Bedero Valcuvia is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, in the Valcuvia valley.

Mesenzana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,318 and an area of 4.9 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi).The municipality of Mesenzana contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Malpensata, Molino d'Anna, Pezza, Maro, Cà Bianca nuova, Pianazzo, Piatta, Alpe Cavoglio, Gesiola del monte San Martino, and Le Cascine. Mesenzana borders the following municipalities: Brissago-Valtravaglia, Cassano Valcuvia, Duno, Grantola, Montegrino Valtravaglia.

Monte Scerrè, also known as Scerè, is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy, with an elevation of 796 metres (2,612 ft). It is located in the Varese Prealps, in the Province of Varese. It lies in the territory of the municipalities of Cunardo, Valganna and Bedero Valcuvia, with the hamlet of Mondonico situated about one hundred meters below the peak. Along with nearby Monte Mondonico, it divides the Valcuvia from the Valganna. The source of the Bevera, a small stream that flows into the Olona after eight kilometres, is located on Monte Scerrè. A chapel to the Madonna degli Alpini (Our Lady of the Alpini) and trenches and machine-gun posts of the Cadorna Line are located on the mountain.

Rancio Valcuvia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northwest of Varese. Rancio Valcuvia borders the following municipalities: Bedero Valcuvia, Brinzio, Cassano Valcuvia, Castello Cabiaglio, Cuveglio, Ferrera di Varese, Masciago Primo. In terms of industry, the Torcitura di Rancio, a textile transformation industry, was formed as a joint venture between Montefibre, interested in the transformation of its yarns, and the Ratti group, interested in textile machinery aspects. The former twisting plant was then acquired by the Cumdi company of Germignaga.

Marchirolo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Milan and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Varese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,355 and an area of 5.5 square kilometres (2.1 sq mi).Marchirolo borders the following municipalities: Cadegliano-Viconago, Cuasso al Monte, Cugliate-Fabiasco, Marzio.

Monte San Martino is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy, with an elevation of 1,087 metres (3,566 ft). It is located in the Varese Prealps, in the Province of Varese, overlooking the Valcuvia.The mountain was fortified during the First World War, when trenches, observation posts, shelters, galleries and artillery batteries were built as part of the Cadorna Line, aimed at preventing an invasion from Switzerland. During the Second World War, in November 1943, Monte San Martino was the location of one of the first clashes between Italian partisans, led by Colonel Carlo Croce, and German and Fascist forces.The peak, where a small church (San Martino in Culmine) is located, can be reached by car from Duno, or through paths that allow hikers to visit the restored remains of the Cadorna Line.

Monte Sette Termini, also known as I Bedroni or I Bedeloni, is a mountain of Lombardy, Italy, with an elevation of 972 metres (3,189 ft). It is located in the Varese Prealps, in the Province of Varese, a few kilometers from the border with Switzerland.Its name ("Seven Limits") is derived from seven rocks that once marked the limits of the territory of seven surrounding villages (Cugliate, Fabiasco, Arbizzo, Viconago, Montegrino, Bosco and Cremenaga).The sides of the mountain are covered in woods, mostly birches, known as Bedroni or Bedeloni in Lombard dialect. Beeches, Cornish oaks, Italian oaks, pines and ashes are also present. During the First World War the Sette Termini was fortified as part of the Cadorna Line, aimed at preventing an invasion from Switzerland; its remains can still be seen.An old military road from Cugliate-Fabiasco and Montegrino Valtravaglia leads till near the peak.