Bosisio Parini (
Brianzöö: ) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
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'' (: ''com ...
in the
Italian region
Lombardy
The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is ...
, located about north of
Milan
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and about southwest of
Lecco
Lecco (, , ; ) is a city of approximately 47,000 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''). The Bergamasqu ...
, on the shores of the
Lake of Pusiano.
Bosisio Parini borders the following municipalities:
Annone di Brianza,
Cesana Brianza,
Eupilio,
Molteno,
Rogeno.
The town was the birthplace of the poet
Giuseppe Parini, after whom it was later named. The lakefront is titled to the sports journalist
Gianni Brera, died in 1992.
People
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Giuseppe Parini (1729 – 1799),
poet
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References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Lombardy
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