Erba (previously Erba-Incino, as it was formed by the union of these two places, together with some smaller districts) is a ''
comune'' (municipality) of some 16,000 inhabitants in the
Province of Como
The Province of Como ( it, Provincia di Como; german: Provinz Como; Comasco: ) is a province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy and borders the Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grigioni to the North, the Italian provinces of Sondrio and Le ...
in the
Italian region
Lombardy
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. It is located north of
Milan and about east of
Como in the traditional region of
Brianza at the foot of the Lombard Prealps and close to
Monte Bollettone
Monte may refer to:
Places Argentina
* Argentine Monte, an ecoregion
* Monte Desert
* Monte Partido, a ''partido'' in Buenos Aires Province
Italy
* Monte Bregagno
* Monte Cassino
* Montecorvino (disambiguation)
* Montefalcione
Portugal
* Monte ...
.
It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on May 12, 1970.
Erba borders the following municipalities:
Albavilla
Albavilla ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about east of Como
Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label= Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, C ...
,
Caslino d'Erba
Caslino d'Erba ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about east of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,745 and an area of .All ...
,
Castelmarte
Castelmarte (Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about east of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,293 and an area of .Al ...
,
Eupilio,
Faggeto Lario,
Longone al Segrino
Longone al Segrino ( Brianzöö: ) is a small village and between Como and Lecco in the province of Como in Lombardy, Italy. It is located about north of Milan and about east of Como. It is known for its lake, an unusual case of an intact eco ...
,
Merone
Merone ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about southeast of Como.
Merone borders the following municipalities: Costa Masnaga, Erba, Eupili ...
,
Monguzzo,
Ponte Lambro,
Proserpio
Proserpio ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about east of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 942 and an area of .All demogra ...
.
Massacre of Erba
Erba was the site of the murder of four people including a 2-year old baby in December 2006, an event known as the "Massacre of Erba". A married couple, the victims' neighbors, were arrested for the murders.
Main sights
*Romanesque church of ''Sant'Eufemia'', with the 11th-century bell tower.
*Monument to World War I Victims, by
Giuseppe Terragni (c. 1930)
*''Torre di Incino'', with remains of a medieval castle.
*Natural grotto of the ''
Buco del Piombo
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Etymology
Some sources indicates the name of village as "Bijoy" or "Bija". Du ...
''.
People
*
Giuseppe Terragni (1904–1943), an architect and pioneer of the Italian
modern movement who also designed Como's
Casa del Fascio, a significant example of
Fascist architecture in northern Italy.
Twin towns
*
Fellbach,
Germany
*
Tain-l'Hermitage,
France
*
Tournon-sur-Rhône,
France
*
Cortale,
Italy
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Lombardy
Populated places on Brianza
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