Malgrate (

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 ''

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'' (

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) 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

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region

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 ...

. Malgrate is located across from

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''). ...

, from which it is geographically divided by the

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 ...

. According to 31 December 2004 demographic data, has a population of 4,233 in an area of .It Is about northeast from

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, the main city in

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. Malgrate, located after Lecco to the West, is one of the gates of the Brianza. Malgrate borders Galbiate, where in Figina, (in the current territory of Villa Vergano, a frazione of Galbiate), appears the first written mention of the name Brianza. Malgrate borders also the following municipalities:

and

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, Galbi ...

. In ancient Roman times, the town was known as Antesitum. It is the birthplace of

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(born 7 November 1941), a

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of the

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, philosopher, and theologist.

Twin towns

Malgrate is twinned with: *

Lavarone Lavarone (Cimbrian: ''Lavròu''; in local dialect ''Lavarón'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Südtirol Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino Euroregion, located about southeast of Trento. As of 31 D ...

, Italy

References

External links

''Malgrate official municipality site ''

- Oblique visions from the opposite of Lecco''
* ''Italian Wikipedia article'' Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Lecco-geo-stub