The Province of Lecco ( it, provincia di Lecco;

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, Valsassin ...

: ) is a

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in the Lombardy region of

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. Its capital is the city 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 2017, the province had a population of 337,211 on a surface of divided into 85 ''comuni'' (municipalities).

History

The Province of Lecco was established by the President of the Republic in Decree No. 250 of 6 March 1992. Elections for the appointment of the first President of the Province of Lecco were held on 23 April 1995 (1st round) and 7 May 1995 (runoff). The proclamation of the 1st President,

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, occurred on 9 May 1995.

Geography

The Province of Lecco is situated in northern central Italy. It is bordered to the north and west by 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 ...

, to the east and north with the

Province of Sondrio The Province of Sondrio ( it, provincia di Sondrio) is in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Its provincial capital is the city of Sondrio. As of 2017, it has a population of 181,403. History The Province was established in 1815, withi ...

, to the east by the

Province of Bergamo The Province of Bergamo ( it, provincia di Bergamo; lmo, proìnsa de Bèrghem) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,112,187 (2017), an area of , and contains 243 '' comuni''. Its capital is the city of Bergamo ...

, and to the south with the

Province of Monza and Brianza The province of Monza and Brianza ( it, provincia di Monza e della Brianza; lmo, label= Monzese, provincia de Monscia e de la Brianza) is an administrative province of Lombardy region, Italy. Description It was officially created by splittin ...

. The province of Lecco has an area of only , with some located across the

Adda River The Adda (Latin ''Abdua'', or ''Addua''; in Lombard ''Ada'' or, again, ''Adda'' in local dialects where the double consonants are marked) is a river in North Italy, a tributary of the Po. It rises in the Alps near the border with Switzerland ...

, in

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 Nort ...

. The remaining land is located in the Oggionese, the Casatese, and the Meratese, with an additional belonging to the municipality of

Oliveto Lario Oliveto Lario ( 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. Oliveto Lario borders the following municipalities: Abbadia Lar ...

, located on the other side of Lake Como, in Vallassina, within the pre-Alpine Lecchese. 70% of the province is mountainous and the other 30% is hilly. The highest point is

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in the north of the province, high; at the center of the spectacular

Grigne The Grigna is a mountain massif in the province of Lecco, Lombardy, northern Italy, with an elevation of . It is part of the Bergamo Alps, and it has two peaks, Grignone or Grigna settentrionale, the higher, and the lower Grignetta or Grigna m ...

. In the west, is Monte Cornizzolo lake at and

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at . In the east of the province is

Monte Serrada Monte Resegone or Resegone di Lecco (; lmo, Resegon ), also known as Monte Serrada, is a mountain of the Bergamasque Prealps in Lombardy, northern Italy. It has an elevation of 1,875 m and is located on the border between the provinces o ...

and the Resegone di Lecco, with its characteristic shape reminiscent of the teeth of a saw. In the center-south is

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at , in the Monte Barro Regional Park. The province contains numerous lakes, with

Lake Como Lake Como ( it, Lago di Como , ; lmo, label=Western Lombard, Lagh de Còmm , ''Cómm'' or ''Cùmm'' ), also known as Lario (; after the la, Larius Lacus), is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of , making it the thir ...

and

Lake Annone Lago di Annone (also called ''Lago di Oggiono'') is a lake in the Province of Lecco, Lombardy, Italy. It borders the municipalities of Annone di Brianza, Suello, Civate, Galbiate and Oggiono. Description The two peninsulas of Isella and Annon ...

in the comunes of

Garlate Garlate ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about south of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,630 and an area of .All d ...

and

Olginate Olginate ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about south of Lecco. As of October 2010, it had a population of 7,200 and an area of .All demo ...

. To the west, the comunes of Rogeno,

Bosisio Parini Bosisio Parini ( Brianzöö: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about southwest of Lecco, on the shores of the Lake of Pusiano. Bosisio Parini borders ...

, and

Cesana Brianza Cesana Brianza is a ''municipality'' of 2,393 inhabitants in the Province of Lecco in Lombardy, about north of Milan and southwest of Lecco. The territory of Cesana Brianza is located near Lake Pusiano, located on the southern slope of Mount ...

overlook

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. There is also an abundance of rivers, including the main Adda river and the

Lambro The Lambro ( lmo, Lamber or ''Lambar'' ) is a river of Lombardy, northern Italy, a left tributary of the Po. The Lambro rises from the Monte San Primo, elevation , near the Ghisallo, in the province of Como, not far from Lake Como. After Magr ...

, running through Costa Masnaga, Rogeno, and

Nibionno Nibionno (locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. Nibionno borders the following municipalities: Bulciago, Cassago Brianza, ...

. Other smaller rivers are the Molgora, the

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, a tributary of the Lambro, the

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flowing in Valsassina, and

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flowing in

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Towns of Brianza in the province

Airuno, Annone di Brianza, Barzago, Barzanò, Bosisio Parini, Brivio, Bulciago, Calco, Casatenovo, Cassago Brianza, Castello di Brianza, Cernusco Lombardone, Cesana Brianza, Civate, Colle Brianza, Costa Masnaga, Cremella, Dolzago, Ello, Galbiate, Garlate, Garbagnate Monastero, Imbersago, La Valletta Brianza, Lomagna, Merate, Missaglia, Molteno, Montevecchia, Monticello Brianza, Nibionno, Oggiono, Olgiate Molgora, Olginate, Osnago, Paderno d'Adda, Robbiate, Rogeno, Santa Maria Hoè, Sirone, Sirtori, Suello, Valgreghentino, Verderio, Viganò

Complete list of towns

Zone of Lecco

* Abbadia Lariana *

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 ...

Civate Civate ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,898 and an area of .A ...

Galbiate Galbiate ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about south of Lecco. Galbiate borders the following municipalities: Annone di Brianza, Civat ...

Malgrate Malgrate ( Lecchese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco, in the Italian region Lombardy. Malgrate is located across from Lecco, from which it is geographically divided by the Lake Como. According to 31 December 2004 demogra ...

Mandello del Lario Mandello del Lario ( Lecchese: ) is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the province of Lecco, in Lombardy, on Lake Como. Since 1921, Mandello del Lario has been home to Moto Guzzi—the Italian motorcycle manufacturer, now a subsidiary of Piag ...

Morterone Morterone ( Valassinese lmo, Murterun) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Lecco. With a population of 33 persons, it was considered t ...

Pescate Pescate ( Lecchese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about south of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,120 and an area of .All de ...

Valmadrera Valmadrera ( Lecchese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about west of Lecco. Valmadrera borders the following municipalities: Canzo, Civate, Galbia ...

Zone of Oggiono

Annone di Brianza Annone di Brianza (; lmo, Anun, Brianzöö: ) is a commune in the Province of Lecco, Lombardy, Italy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. The Lago di Annone is located on its borders. Annone di Brianza borders th ...

Colle Brianza Colle Brianza ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. Colle Brianza borders the following municipalities: Airuno, ...

* Costa Masnaga *

Dolzago Dolzago ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,126 and an area of ...

Ello Ello ( Brianzöö: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region ...

* Garbagnate Monastero *

Molteno Molteno (; lmo, label= Brianzöö, Mültée) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and a hill-top town in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it ...

Oggiono Oggiono ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,194 and an area of ...

* Rogeno * Sirone *

Suello Suello ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,587 and an area of . ...

Zone of Valsassina

Barzio Barzio ( Valsassinese lmo, Bàrs) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located in the Valsassina about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Lecco. Twin towns * Magland, France ...

* Casargo * Cassina V. * Cortenova * Crandola V. *

Cremeno Cremeno ( Valassinese lmo, Cremée) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of ...

* Introbio * Margno *

Moggio Moggio ( Valassinese lmo, Mos) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Lecco. Moggio borders the following municipalities: Barzio, Cass ...

* Pagnona * Parlasco *

Pasturo Pasturo ( Valassinese lmo, Pastür) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about north of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,798 and ...

Premana Premana ( Lecchese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about north of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,285 and an area of .All d ...

Primaluna Primaluna ( Valassinese lmo, Premalüne) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about north of Lecco. Primaluna borders the following municipalities: Casar ...

* Taceno

Zone of San Martino Valley

Calolziocorte Calolziocorte (locally ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southeast of Lecco. Until 1992 it was part of the province of Bergamo. Calolziocor ...

Carenno Carenno (locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southeast of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,476 and an area of .All ...

Erve Erve (locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southeast of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 758 and an area of .All demogra ...

Monte Marenzo Monte Marenzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southeast of Lecco. Monte Marenzo borders the following municipalities: Brivio, Calolziocorte, C ...

Valgreghentino Valgreghentino ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about south of Lecco. Valgreghentino borders the following municipalities: Airuno, Col ...

* Vercurago

Zone of Merate

* Airuno *

Brivio Brivio ( Brianzöö: ; Bergamasque: ) is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Lecco, in the Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of ...

Calco Calco ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about south of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,284 and an area of .All d ...

* Cernusco L. *

Imbersago Imbersago ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located in the Brianza traditional area about northeast of Milan and about south of Lecco. Imbersago is situated on the Adda Riv ...

* La Valletta Brianza * Lomagna * Merate * Montevecchia *

Olgiate Molgora Olgiate Molgora ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about south of Lecco. As of January 2022, it has a population of 6 361 and an area of . ...

* Osnago * Paderno d’Adda *

Robbiate Robbiate ( Brianzöö: ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about south of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,333 and an area of . ...

* Santa Maria Hoè *

Verderio Verderio ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Lecco, in Lombardy, northern Italy. It was formed in 2014 from the ''comuni ''of Verderio Superiore and Verderio Inferiore. Formerly, the "upper" and "lower" Verderio were divided in t ...

Zone of Casatenovo

Barzago Barzago ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. Barzago borders the following municipalities: Barzanò, Bulciago, Ca ...

Barzanò Barzanò ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. Barzanò borders the following municipalities: Barzago, Cassago B ...

Bulciago Bulciago ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,811 and an area of ...

Casatenovo Casatenovo ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region of Lombardy, about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. , it had a population of about 12,700. Casatenovo borders the followin ...

Cassago Brianza Cassago Brianza ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. Part of the Brianza traditional region, it was formed in 19 ...

* Castello Brianza *

Cremella Cremella ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. Cremella borders the following municipalities: Barzago, Barzanò ...

* Missaglia * Monticello B. *

* Sirtori *

Viganò Viganò is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,804 and an area of .All demographics ...

Zone of eastern Lario

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 attra ...

Colico Colico ( Comasque: or ; la, Colicum) is a city in the province of Lecco, Lombardy, Italy. It is situated on the northern arm of Lake Como, where the river Adda enters the lake. Colico is the most important city in the northern part of Lake C ...

* Dervio * Dorio *

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 around E ...

Lierna Lierna is a ''comune'' in the province of Lecco in Lombardy, in north-west Italy. It lies on the eastern shore of Lake Como, about north of Milan and about north-west of Lecco. Lierna borders the comuni of Esino Lario, Mandello del Lari ...

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 ...

* Sueglio *

Valvarrone Valvarrone ( Valvarronese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy. It was established on 1 January 2018 by the merger of the municipalities of Introzzo, Tremenico and Vestreno Vestreno ( Valvarr ...

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, a ...

* Vendrogno

References

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