Parlasco (
Valassinese lmo, Perlàsch) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) 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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region of
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 ...
, about north of
Milan
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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''). ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 147 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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. Parlasco is one of the smallest Italian towns and it is located in the Parco Regionale della Grigna Settentrionale (Regional Park of the Northern Grigna) in Valsassina, just a few minutes from Lecco. It is on the main road connecting Lake Lecco to Valsassina and joins Alpe Cainallo with Cortenova.
Colourful frescoes on house walls tell the story of Lasco the bandit, taken from a historical novel set in the 17th century that tells of the difficult life of inhabitants who were at the mercy of historical events and popular beliefs and oppressed by local landlords. The church of S. Antonio Abate. with paintings dating back to the 15th century, is also of interest.
Parlasco borders the following municipalities:
Bellano
Orrido di Bellano.
Bellano (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and small town on the eastern shore of Lake Como in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located at northern outlet of the Valsassina.
The town's main attract ...
,
Esino Lario
Esino Lario (; Lecchese: ; locally ) is a municipality (''comune'') of the Province of Lecco in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is about north of Milan, northwest of Lecco, and about from the eastern shore of Lake Como.
The area aroun ...
,
Perledo
Perledo (Comasco, Lecchese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northwest of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 900 and an area of . ...
,
Taceno
Taceno ( Valsassinese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about north of Lecco.
Taceno borders the following municipalities: Casargo, Cortenova, Crandola Va ...
,
Vendrogno
Vendrogno ( Valvarronese: ) was a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about north of Lecco; part of Bellano since the 1° january 2020.
The location is accessible ...
.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
www.comune.parlasco.lc.it/
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Cities and towns in Lombardy