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Province Of Lecco
The province of 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 85 ''comuni'' (: ''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. Literature ''The Betrothed (Manzoni novel), The Betrothed'' ( ) is an Italian Historical romance, historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni, first published in 1827, in three Volume (bibliography), volumes, and significantly revised and rewritten until the definitive version published between 1840 and 1842. It has been called the most famous and widely read novel in the Italian language,Archibald Colqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lecchese Dialect
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, Valsassinese, Valtellinese and Bergamasque (an Eastern Lombard variety spoken in and around the city of Bergamo). Grammar In the use of ''vergót'' (coming from Eastern Lombard) instead of Comasco ''quajcòss'' (="something"). Another characteristic is the presence of close "e" instead of "i", and of close "o" instead of "u"; the use of suffixes "-om", "-on" instead of "-amm", "-ã"; the use of suffix "-én" instead of "-ĩ"; the use of article "ul". See also * Lombard language References Bibliography * Andrea Rognoni, ''Grammatica dei dialetti della Lombardia'', Oscar Mondadori Arnoldo Mondadori Editore () is the biggest publishing company in Italy. History The company was founded in 1907 in Ostiglia by 18-year-old Arnoldo Monda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Manzoni
Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni (, , ; 7 March 1785 – 22 May 1873) was an Italian poet, novelist and philosopher. He is famous for the novel ''The Betrothed (Manzoni novel), The Betrothed'' (orig. ) (1827), generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature. The novel is also a symbol of the Italian Italian unification, Risorgimento, both for its patriotic message and because it was a fundamental milestone in the development of the modern, unified Italian language. Manzoni also contributed to the stabilization of the modern Italian language and helped to ensure linguistic unity throughout Italy. He was an influential proponent of Liberal Catholicism in Italy. His work and thinking has often been contrasted with that of his younger contemporary Giacomo Leopardi by critics. Early life Manzoni was born in Milan, Italy, on 7 March 1785. Pietro, his father, aged about fifty, belonged to an old family of Lecco, originally feudal lords of Barzio, in the Valsass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliveto Lario
Oliveto Lario (Lecchese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northwest of Lecco. Oliveto Lario consists of three hamlets: Onno, Vassena and Limonta. Oliveto Lario borders the following municipalities: Abbadia Lariana, Barni, Bellagio (Italian region), Bellagio, Civenna, Lasnigo, Lierna, Magreglio, Mandello del Lario, Valbrona, Varenna. Twin towns Oliveto Lario is town twinning, twinned with: * Friedberg, Hesse, Germany References External links *  Official websiteCities and towns in Lombardy {{Lecco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adda River
The Adda (Latin: *Abdua*, or *Addua*; Lombard: *Ada*, or *Adda*) is a river in North Italy, a tributary of the Po. It rises in the Alps near the border with Switzerland and flows through Lake Como. The Adda joins the Po near Castelnuovo Bocca d'Adda, a few kilometers upstream of Cremona. The river's length is . The highest point of the drainage basin is the summit of La Spedla (a subpeak of Piz Bernina), at . Towns along the river include Bormio, Tirano, Sondrio, Bellagio and Lecco (both on Lake Como), Brivio and Lodi. The Poschiavino, a tributary, originates in Switzerland and flows through the town of Poschiavo. Course The Adda's source is in the Alpisella valley near the head of the Fraele glen, within the Rhaetian Alps. Its flow is augmented by several smaller streams near Bormio. From there, it flows southwest, then west, through the Valtellina, passing Tirano, where the Poschiavino joins from the right, and Sondrio, where the Mallero joins, also from the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Monza And Brianza
The province of Monza and Brianza (; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Description It was officially created by splitting the north-eastern part from the province of Milan on 12 May 2004, and became executive after the provincial elections of 6 and 7 June 2009. The province had a population of 871,735 (2017) divided in 55 ''comuni'' (: ''comune''). It has an area of , that is one of the smallest provincial territories of Italy and a population of about 0.9 million, with a population density of more than 2,000 people per square kilometre, given by its heavily urbanized territory that is part of the urban area of Milan. The capital and largest commune is Monza with 123,000 inhabitants, only from Milan. The other largest Municipality, municipalities are Seregno, Desio, Limbiate, Lissone, Vimercate, Cesano Maderno and Brugherio. It borders the provinces of Province of Lecco, Lecco and Province of Como, Como to the north, the province of Varese to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Bergamo
The province of Bergamo (; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Bergamo. The province has a population of 1,103,768 (2023), an area of , and contains 242 ''comune, comuni'' (municipalities). Geography The province of Bergamo borders the province of Sondrio to the north, the province of Brescia to the east, the province of Cremona to the south and the Metropolitan City of Milan and the province of Monza and Brianza, provinces of Monza and Brianza and province of Lecco, Lecco to the west. The northern part spans the Bergamo Alps, Orobian Alps with the highest point being Mount Coca at . Its rivers include the Serio River, Serio, Dezzo, Cherio River, Cherio, Brembo River, Brembo, and Adda River, Adda. Its valleys include the Val Seriana, Seriana, Val Cavallina, Cavallina, and Val Brembana, Brembana. Other, smaller but important valleys include the Valle Imagna, the Val di Scalve, the Val Brembilla, the Val Serina, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Sondrio
The province of Sondrio (), also known as Valtellina (the major valley of the province) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city of Sondrio. As of 2024, it has a population of 179,165. History The province was established in 1815, within the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia, combining the valleys of Valtellina, Valchiavenna and Bormio. Before the Roman conquest, the territory was inhabited by Celts ( Lepontii) and Rhaetians ( Camunni). The Romans included this area in their Cisalpine Gaul province. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it came under the control of the Lombards and was first ruled by feudal lords from the local area. During the Middle Ages it belonged to the Kingdom of Italy. In the 14th century it fell under the rule of the Duchy of Milan due to the House of Visconti and House of Sforza. Sondrio and Valtellina were strategically important in the politics of Europe, especially in the sixteenth and 17th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Como
The province of Como (; Comasco dialect, Comasco: ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It borders the Switzerland, Swiss cantons of Ticino and Grisons, Grigioni to the north, the Italian provinces of Province of Sondrio, Sondrio and Province of Lecco, Lecco to the East, the province of Monza and Brianza to the south and the province of Varese to the West. The city of Como is its capital—other large towns, with more than 10,000 inhabitants, include Cantù, Erba, Lombardy, Erba, Mariano Comense and Olgiate Comasco. Campione d'Italia also belongs to the province and is Enclave and exclave, enclaved in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The Lugano Prealps cover the territory of the province, and the most important body of water is the glacial Lake Como. Municipalities , the main ''comuni'' (: ''comune'') by population are: The full list is: * Albavilla * Albese con Cassano * Albiolo * Alserio * Alta Valle Intelvi * Alzate Brianza * Anzano del Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lago Di Lecco 3
__NOTOC__ Lago, which means "lake" in several languages, may refer to: Places *Lago, Calabria, a ''comune'' in the Province of Cosenza, Italy * Lago, Mexico, a municipality zone in the State of Mexico *Lago District, a ''distrito'' in Niassa Province, Mozambique *Lago, Portugal, a ''freguesia'' in the District of Braga *Lago, Asturias, a ''parroquia'' in the ''municipio'' of Allande, Spain *Lago, Texas, a census-designated place People * Anders Lago (born 1956), Swedish politician *Ângela Lago (1945–2017), Brazilian children's writer and illustrator *Antonio Lago (1893–1960), Venice-born French motor vehicle manufacturer *Enrique Lago, Chilean Anglican bishop *Fábio Lago (born 1970), Brazilian actor *Mario Lago (1878–1950), Italian statesman and diplomat *Mário Lago (1911–2002), Brazilian lawyer, poet, broadcaster, composer and actor *Nais Lago (born 1914), Italian actress *Virginia Lago (born 1946), Argentine actress Other uses *Lago (Madrid Metro), a stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
