Province of Lecco

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Map of the historical regions of the province of Lecco

The province of Lecco (Template:Langx; Lecchese: Script error: No such module "Lang".) 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 Template:Convert divided into 85 comuni (Template:Singular: comune).[1]

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.[2]

Literature

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Geography

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The basin of the Lake Como in front of Lecco

The Province of Lecco is situated in northern central Italy. It is bordered to the north and west by the Province of Como, to the east and north with the Province of Sondrio, to the east by the Province of Bergamo, and to the south with the Province of Monza and Brianza. The province of Lecco has an area of only Template:Convert, with some Template:Convert located across the Adda River, in Valsassina. The remaining land is located in the Oggionese, the Casatese, and the Meratese, with an additional Template:Convert belonging to the municipality of Oliveto Lario, located on the other side of Lake Como, in Vallassina, within the pre-Alpine Lecchese. 70% of the province is mountainous and the other 30% is hilly. The highest point is Mount Legnone in the north of the province, Template:Convert high;[5] at the center of the spectacular Grigne. In the west, is Monte Cornizzolo lake at Template:Convert[6] and Monte Rai at Template:Convert. In the east of the province is Monte Serrada and the Resegone di Lecco, Template:Convert with its characteristic shape reminiscent of the teeth of a saw. In the center-south is Monte Barro at Template:Convert, in the Monte Barro Regional Park.[7]

The province contains numerous lakes, with Lake Como and Lake Annone in the comunes of Garlate and Olginate. To the west, the comunes of Rogeno, Bosisio Parini, and Cesana Brianza overlook Lake Pusiano.[8] There is also an abundance of rivers, including the main Adda river and the Lambro, running through Costa Masnaga, Rogeno, and Nibionno. Other smaller rivers are the Molgora, the Bévéra, a tributary of the Lambro,[9] the Pioverna flowing in Valsassina, and 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

Municipalities

Template:Historical populations Here is a list of the most populated municipalities of the province.

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Lecco
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Merate
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Valmadrera
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Colico
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Fiumelatte river
Municipality Population
Lecco 47,181
Merate 14,854
Calolziocorte 13,605
Casatenovo 13,251
Valmadrera 11,342
Mandello del Lario 9,945
Oggiono 9,206
Missaglia 8,971
Galbiate 8,445
Colico 8,198

The full list is:

Transport

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Strada statale 36 del Lago di Como e dello Spluga in Lecco

State highways

Railway lines

References

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External links

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