Ballabio (
Valassinese lmo, Balàbi) is a ''
comune
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'' (
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
) in the
Province of Lecco
The Province of Lecco ( it, provincia di Lecco; Lecchese: ) is a Provinces of Italy, 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 divided into ...
in the
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
region
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
, located about northeast of
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
and about north of
Lecco
Lecco (, , ; lmo, label=Lecchese, Lècch ) is a city of 48,131 inhabitants in Lombardy, northern Italy, north of Milan. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch is named ''Branch of Lecco'' / ''Ramo di Lecco''). ...
in the
Valsassina 250px, The Valsassina plateau.
Valsassina is a valley in the Alps of Lombardy, northern Italy, within the province of Lecco.
It is included between the Grigne range from West, and the Bergamo Prealps which, in a half-circle stretching from North ...
.
Historically, it has been a center for production of
cheese
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, brands from the area including
Galbani
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Lactalis is the largest dairy products group in the world, and is the sec ...
and
Locatelli
Locatelli is a Lombard surname.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 66.7% of all known bearers of the surname ''Locatelli'' were residents of Italy (frequency 1:1,705), 15.9% of Brazil (1:24,007), 9.5% of France (1:13,015), 2.7% of Argentina (1: ...
.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Lombardy
Valsassina
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