Morterone ( Valassinese lmo, Murterun) is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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, located about northeast of

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and about northeast of

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. With a population of 33 persons, it was considered the smallest of any

(municipality) in Italy – in an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. For this record, it competes with the

(municipality) of Pedesina, which in the past years had even fewer inhabitants. In 2016, Morterone with its 32 residents became the smallest Italian comune once again. Morterone borders the following municipalities:

Ballabio Ballabio ( Valassinese lmo, Balàbi) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about north of Lecco in the Valsassina. Historically, it has been a center for p ...

, Brumano, Cassina Valsassina, Cremeno,

, Moggio, and Vedeseta.

Etymology

The name Morterone derives from the Latin mortarium (pond) or murtus (myrtle). Since it lies on the eastern slope of Mount Resegone, in a lush and unspoilt natural basin surrounded by valleys, it would derive its Latin name mortarium (a wooden or stone bowl in which grass, roots, etc. were crushed), for others from mons, with reference to the pastures found there in large numbers.

Geography

Morterone is situated at the foot of the Pizzo of the same name (a peak that is part of the Resegone), in an area of woods where you can walk along mountain paths. In an isolated position, from a hydrographic point of view it is part of the Taleggio valley (the stream that runs through it is a right tributary of the Enna stream).

Rivers

Mountains

Geology

The Morterone area is also an interesting karst area (caves, dolines, resurgences, gorges); more than forty cavities have been explored between the Morterone valley, the Remola valley and the Palio coast.

History

Weather

Culture

Demographics

Population Evolution

Long Term

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Short Term

Births and Deaths

Economy

Politics

Elections

On 3 and 4 October 2021 the citizens of Morterone were called to the polls for the 2021 municipal elections. Mayor Dario Pesenti was elected.

Twin Towns

Morterone is twinned with: * Brumano, Italy (2007)

Transportation

Services

Infrastructure

Architecture

Real Estate

Municipality

Town Hall

The Town Hall of Morterone is located at Piazza chiesa, 1, 23811 within the town.

Opening Hours

Administration

ANAC Compliance

The Comune has and has had multiple plans for ANAC Compliance. It consists of calls for contracts and tender and datasets for both 2020 and 2019.

Staffing

The Mayor, the Deputy Mayor and the Councillor of Morterone with the indication of the party they belong to or the political coalition at the time of the last municipal elections.

= Mayor

= Deputy Mayor

= Councillor

Symbols

Sport and Exercise

Tourism

Border

Street Design

Industries

Shopping and Local Businesses

Documents

Populated Places

Future

References

Bibliography

* Annalisa Borghese, Morterone, in Il territorio lariano e i suoi comuni, Milano, Editoriale del Drago, 1992, p. 322. * Antonio Carminati e Costantino Locatelli, Morterone, sedici racconti di vita contadina sulle pendici del Resegone, 2007, No ISBN

External links

Official Site

Istat Data
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