Perledo (
Comasco
Comasco or Comasque is a dialect of Western Lombard language spoken in the city and suburbs of Como. It belongs to the Comasco-Lecchese group.
Characteristics
It shares similarities with Milanese
Milanese (endonym in traditional orthog ...
,
Lecchese
Lecchese is a dialect of Western Lombard language spoken in the city and suburbs of Lecco (Lombardy).
Characteristics
It has the characteristic, in contrast with the other Comasco-Lecchese dialects, to be influenced by Brianzöö, Valsassines ...
: ) 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
Lombardy
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, located about north of
Milan
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and about northwest 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 900 and an area of .
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Perledo borders the following municipalities:
Bellano,
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 ...
,
Menaggio
Menaggio ( lmo, label=Comasco, Menas ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy, located on the western shore of Lake Como at the mouth of the river Senagra.
Menaggio has three ''frazioni'' (parishes): Croce, Lov ...
,
Parlasco
Parlasco ( Valassinese lmo, Perlàsch) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region of Lombardy, about north of Milan and about north of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 147 and an area of . ...
,
San Siro
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,
Varenna
Varenna (Comasco, Lecchese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) on Lake Como in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northwest of Lecco.
Varenna was founded by local fishermen in 769, and ...
.
Perledo includes the following "frazione" or hamlets: Tondello, Olivedo, Vezio, Regolo, Bologna, Gisazio, Regoledo, Cestaglia, Gittana, Riva di Gittana, Portone, Panighetto.
Pereldo lies on the east shore of Lake Como, across the lake from the municipality of
Menaggio
Menaggio ( lmo, label=Comasco, Menas ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy, located on the western shore of Lake Como at the mouth of the river Senagra.
Menaggio has three ''frazioni'' (parishes): Croce, Lov ...
.
Churches
* Church of San Martino (Saint Martin) is the main church of Perledo. The building is impressive, set on the hillside overlooking the lake with tall bell tower and a stone terrace in front. It has a commanding view of Lake Como.
![San Martino Church view for Perledo wiki](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/San_Martino_Church_view_for_Perledo_wiki.jpg)
References
External links
Official website*
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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