Erba (previously Erba-Incino, as it was formed by the union of these two places, together with some smaller districts) is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) of some 16,000 inhabitants in the Province of Como in the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

region Lombardy. It is located north of

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

and about east of

Como Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label= Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps h ...

in the traditional region of

Brianza Brianza (, , lmo, label= Brianzöö dialect, Briànsa) is a geographical, historical and cultural area of Italy, at the foot of the Alps, in the northwest of Lombardy, between Milan and Lake Como. Geography Brianza extends from the ...

at the foot of the Lombard Prealps and close to Monte Bollettone. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on May 12, 1970. Erba borders the following municipalities: Albavilla, Caslino d'Erba, Castelmarte,

Eupilio Eupilio ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about east of Como. Eupilio borders the following municipalities: Bosisio Parini, Canzo, Cesana ...

Faggeto Lario Faggeto Lario (Comasco: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como. Faggeto Lario borders the following municipalities: Albavilla, Albes ...

, Longone al Segrino, Merone,

Monguzzo Monguzzo ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about southeast of Como. Monguzzo borders the following municipalities: Albavilla, Alserio, Anza ...

Ponte Lambro Ponte Lambro ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about east of Como. Ponte Lambro borders the following municipalities: Caslino d'Erba, Castelm ...

, Proserpio.

Massacre of Erba

Erba was the site of the murder of four people including a 2-year old baby in December 2006, an event known as the "Massacre of Erba". A married couple, the victims' neighbors, were arrested for the murders.

Main sights

*Romanesque church of ''Sant'Eufemia'', with the 11th-century bell tower. *Monument to World War I Victims, by

Giuseppe Terragni Giuseppe Terragni (; 18 April 1904 – 19 July 1943) was an Italian architect who worked primarily under the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini and pioneered the Italian modern movement under the rubric of Rationalism. His most famous work is the C ...

(c. 1930) *''Torre di Incino'', with remains of a medieval castle. *Natural grotto of the '' Buco del Piombo''.

People

(1904–1943), an architect and pioneer of the Italian

modern movement Modernism is both a philosophy, philosophical and arts movement that arose from broad transformations in Western world, Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new fo ...

who also designed Como's

Casa del Fascio A ''casa del Fascio'', ''casa Littoria'', or ''casa del Littorio'' () was a building housing the local branch of the National Fascist Party and later the Republican Fascist Party under the regime of Italian Fascism, in Italy and its colonies. ...

, a significant example of

Fascist architecture Fascist architecture encompasses various stylistic trends in architecture developed by architects of fascist states, primarily in the early 20th century. Fascist architectural styles gained popularity in the late 1920s with the rise of modernism a ...

in northern Italy.

Twin towns

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Cortale Cortale ( Calabrian: ; ) is a and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy. Twin towns — sister cities Cortale is twinned with: * Erba, Lombardy, Italy * Ponte Lambro Ponte Lambro ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comun ...

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References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in Lombardy Populated places on Brianza {{Como-geo-stub