• Source: Province of Lecco

The province of Lecco (Italian: provincia di Lecco; Lecchese: pruincia de Lècch) is a 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 805.61 square kilometers (311.05 sq mi) divided into 85 comuni (sg.: comune).




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, Mario Anghileri, 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 Lecco has an area of only 805.61 square kilometres (311.05 sq mi), with some 600 square kilometres (230 sq mi) located across the Adda River, in Valsassina. The remaining land is located in the Oggionese, the Casatese, and the Meratese, with an additional 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi) 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, 2,609 metres (8,560 ft) high; at the center of the spectacular Grigne. In the west, is Monte Cornizzolo lake at 1,240 metres (4,070 ft) and Monte Rai at 1,259 metres (4,131 ft). In the east of the province is Monte Serrada and the Resegone di Lecco, 1,875 metres (6,152 ft) with its characteristic shape reminiscent of the teeth of a saw. In the center-south is Monte Barro at 922 metres (3,025 ft), 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 Lambro, running through Costa Masnaga, Rogeno, and Nibionno. Other smaller rivers are the Molgora, the Bévéra, a tributary of the Lambro, the Pioverna flowing in Valsassina, and Varro 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
Ballabio
Civate
Galbiate
Lecco
Malgrate
Mandello del Lario
Morterone
Oliveto Lario
Pescate
Valmadrera




= Zone of Oggiono

=
Annone di Brianza
Bosisio Parini
Cesana Brianza
Colle Brianza
Costa Masnaga
Dolzago
Ello
Garbagnate Monastero
Molteno
Oggiono
Rogeno
Sirone
Suello




= Zone of Valsassina

=
Barzio
Casargo
Cassina V.
Cortenova
Crandola V.
Cremeno
Introbio
Margno
Moggio
Pagnona
Parlasco
Pasturo
Premana
Primaluna
Taceno




= Zone of San Martino Valley

=
Calolziocorte
Carenno
Erve
Garlate
Monte Marenzo
Olginate
Valgreghentino
Vercurago




= Zone of Merate

=
Airuno
Brivio
Calco
Cernusco L.
Imbersago
La Valletta Brianza
Lomagna
Merate
Montevecchia
Olgiate Molgora
Osnago
Paderno d’Adda
Robbiate
Santa Maria Hoè
Verderio




= Zone of Casatenovo

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Barzago
Barzanò
Bulciago
Casatenovo
Cassago Brianza
Castello Brianza
Cremella
Missaglia
Monticello B.
Nibionno
Sirtori
Viganò




= Zone of eastern Lario

=
Bellano
Colico
Dervio
Dorio
Esino Lario
Lierna
Perledo
Sueglio
Valvarrone
Varenna
Vendrogno




References






External links


Media related to Province of Lecco at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Italian)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Nomor telepon di Italia
• Provinsi di Italia
• Cakupan Google Street View
• Penutupan Italia 2020
• Province of Lecco
• Lecco
• Villa Monastero
• Varenna
• Cassina Valsassina
• Paderno
• Perego, Lecco
• List of municipalities of the Province of Lecco
• Consonno
• Colico