Province of Lecco

Coordinates: 45°51′N 9°24′E / 45.850°N 9.400°E / 45.850; 9.400
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Not to be confused with Province of Lecce.

Province of Lecco
Province
Provincia di Lecco
Valsassina Valley
Valsassina Valley
ISTAT
097

The province of Lecco (

Lecchese: pruincia de Lècch) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecco
.

As of 2017, the province had a population of 337,211 on a surface of 805.61 square kilometers (311.05 sq mi) divided into 85

comuni (sg.: comune).[2]

History

The Province of Lecco was established by the President of the Republic in Decree No. 250 of 6 March 1992. Elections for the appointment of the first President of the Province of Lecco were held on 23 April 1995 (1st round) and 7 May 1995 (runoff). The proclamation of the 1st President, Mario Anghileri, occurred on 9 May 1995.[3]

Geography

The Province of Lecco is situated in northern central Italy. It is bordered to the north and west by the

Monte Serrada and the Resegone di Lecco, 1,875 metres (6,152 ft) with its characteristic shape reminiscent of the teeth of a saw. In the center-south is Monte Barro at 922 metres (3,025 ft), in the Monte Barro Regional Park.[6]

The province contains numerous lakes, with

Varro flowing in Val Varrone
.

Towns of Brianza in the province

Airuno, Annone di Brianza, Barzago, Barzanò, Bosisio Parini, Brivio, Bulciago, Calco, Casatenovo, Cassago Brianza, Castello di Brianza, Cernusco Lombardone, Cesana Brianza, Civate, Colle Brianza, Costa Masnaga, Cremella, Dolzago, Ello, Galbiate, Garlate, Garbagnate Monastero, Imbersago, La Valletta Brianza, Lomagna, Merate, Missaglia, Molteno, Montevecchia, Monticello Brianza, Nibionno, Oggiono, Olgiate Molgora, Olginate, Osnago, Paderno d'Adda, Robbiate, Rogeno, Santa Maria Hoè, Sirone, Sirtori, Suello, Valgreghentino, Verderio, Viganò

Complete list of towns

Zone of Lecco

Zone of Oggiono

Zone of Valsassina

Zone of San Martino Valley

Zone of Merate

Zone of Casatenovo

Zone of eastern Lario

References

  1. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Statistiche". Upinet.it. Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Provincia de Lecco" (PDF) (in Italian). Provincia.lecco.it. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  4. ISBN 978-1-58843-627-6
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  5. ISBN 978-88-85327-79-5
    .
  6. ISBN 978-88-365-2919-3
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  7. ISBN 978-88-464-7286-1
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  8. ^ Nuovo dizionario di geografia istorico-biografico dell'Italia compilato su i migliori dizionari e geografie esistenti a dilucidazione della gran carta d'Italia per uso ancora delle scuole. Clemente Galliani. 1863. p. 214.

External links

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