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, Valsassi ...

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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, to the east and north with the Province of Sondrio, to the east by the Province 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 splitting ...

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

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, 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 North ...

. The remaining land is located in the Oggionese, the Casatese, and the Meratese, with an additional belonging to the municipality of Oliveto Lario, 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 Mount Legnone in the north of the province, high; at the center of the spectacular Grigne. In the west, is Monte Cornizzolo lake at and Monte Rai at . In the east of the province is Monte Serrada 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 and Lake Annone in the comunes of Garlate and Olginate. To the west, the comunes of Rogeno, Bosisio Parini, and Cesana Brianza overlook Lake Pusiano. There is also an abundance of rivers, including the main Adda river and the

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, running through Costa Masnaga, Rogeno, and Nibionno. Other smaller rivers are the Molgora, the

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, a tributary of the Lambro, the Pioverna flowing in Valsassina, and

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flowing in Val Varrone.

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 Abbadia Lariana ( Lecchese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northwest of Lecco. The village has about 3,280 inhabitants and its name comes fr ...

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 pr ...

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 demograp ...

* Mandello del Lario *

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 the ...

* Oliveto Lario * Pescate *

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 ...

Zone of Oggiono

* Annone di Brianza * Bosisio Parini * Cesana Brianza *

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, C ...

* 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, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,202 and an area of .Al ...

Garbagnate Monastero Garbagnate Monastero ( 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. Garbagnate Monastero borders the following municipalities ...

* Molteno *

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 Sirone ( 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 2,270 and an area of .Al ...

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 Casargo ( Valassinese lmo, Casarch) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about north of Lecco. Casargo borders the following municipalities: Crandola Valsassina ...

* Cassina V. * Cortenova * Crandola V. * Cremeno * Introbio * Margno * Moggio *

Pagnona Pagnona ( Valvarronese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about north of Lecco. Pagnona borders the following municipalities: Casargo, Colico, Delebio, ...

* Parlasco * Pasturo *

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 dem ...

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: Casargo ...

* Taceno

Zone of San Martino Valley

* Calolziocorte * Carenno * Erve * Garlate * Monte Marenzo * Olginate * Valgreghentino * Vercurago

Zone of Merate

* Airuno * Brivio * Calco * 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 Merate ( Brianzöö: ) is a municipality of 14,872 inhabitants in the province of Lecco, in the northern Italian region of Lombardy. It is served by Cernusco-Merate railway station. History The name ''Melatum'' appeared for the first time in ...

* Montevecchia * Olgiate Molgora *

Osnago Osnago ( Brianzöö: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Lecco, in Lombardy (man), (woman) lmo, lumbard, links=no (man), (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demog ...

* Paderno d’Adda * Robbiate * Santa Maria Hoè * Verderio

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, C ...

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 Bria ...

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 * 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, B ...

Missaglia Missaglia ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian Lombardy region, located at the centre of the area known as the Meratese. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,805. The comune, which ...

* Monticello B. * Nibionno * Sirtori * Viganò

Zone of eastern Lario

* Bellano * Colico * Dervio * Dorio * Esino Lario * Lierna * Perledo * Sueglio * Valvarrone *

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 ...

* Vendrogno

References

External links

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