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Encyclopedia > Lecco
Comune di Lecco
Coat of arms of Comune di Lecco
Municipal coat of arms
Country Italy Italy
Region Lombardy
Province Lecco (LC)
Mayor Antonella Faggi (North League Party)
Elevation 214 m
Area 45 km²
Population
 - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 46,477
 - Density 1,011/km²
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 45°51′N 09°24′E
Gentilic Lecchesi
Dialing code 0341
Postal code 23900
Frazioni Acquate, Belledo, Bonacina, Castello, Chiuso, Germanedo, Laorca, Lecco, Maggianico, Malavedo, Olate, Pescarenico, Rancio, San Giovanni, Santo Stefano
Patron San Nicolò
 - Day December 6
Website: www.comune.lecco.it

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Coordinates: 45°51′N 09°24′E Lecco is an Italian city set in Lombardy 50 kilometres north of Milan; it lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch named Lake of Lecco). The prealps rise to the north and east. Lecco is the capital of the province of Lecco. Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Chicago from the air. ... Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po river valley. ... Country Italy Region Lombardy Province Milan (MI) Mayor Letizia Moratti Elevation 120 m Area 182 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 1,308,311  - Density 6,988/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Milanesi Dialing code 02 Postal code 20100 Patron St. ... Map of Lake Como. ... Lecco (It. ...

Lecco and the Mt. San Martino
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Lecco and the Mt. San Martino

The lake narrows to form the river Adda, so bridges were built to improve road communications with Como and Milan. There are three bridges crossing the river Adda in Lecco: the Azzone Visconti Bridge (1336-1338), the Kennedy Bridge (1956) and the Alessandro Manzoni Bridge (1985). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 535 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Lecco Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 535 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Lecco Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Adda (anc. ... Como is a city in Lombardy, Italy, 45 km north of Milan; the capital of the province of Como, it borders Lake Como. ... Events End of the Kemmu restoration and beginning of the Muromachi period in Japan. ... Events Ashikaga Takauji granted title of Shogun by the emperor of Japan. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


On January 1, 2001, Lecco had 45,827 inhabitants (Source: ISTAT). January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) is the Italian national statistical institute, roughly corresponding to the United States Census Bureau. ...


Its economy used to be based on industry (iron manufacturers), but now it is mainly tertiary.


Alessandro Manzoni set the events in the first half of "The Betrothed" in Lecco, a town he knew deeply since he had spent part of his childhood there. Alessandro Manzoni Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Manzoni (March 7, 1785–May 22, 1873) was an Italian poet and novelist. ... I Promessi Sposi (English The Betrothed) is an Italian historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni. ...

   
Lecco
 We voyaged by steamer down the Lago di Lecco, through wild mountain scenery, and by hamlets and villas, and disembarked at the town of Lecco. They said it was two hours, by carriage to the ancient city of Bergamo, and that we would arrive there in good season for the railway train. We got an open barouche and a wild, boisterous driver, and set out. It was delightful. We had a fast team and a perfectly smooth road. There were towering cliffs on our left, and the pretty Lago di Lecco on our right, and every now and then it rained on us
   
Lecco
Mark Twain, Innocents Abroad, chapter 21.
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view of Lecco and the Lake Como, branch of lecco, from "Ciresa plain" on Mt. Barro
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view of Lecco and the Lake Como, branch of lecco, from "Ciresa plain" on Mt. Barro
Center of city, XX Settembre square
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Center of city, XX Settembre square
A view of one of the mountains surrounding Lecco.
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A view of one of the mountains surrounding Lecco.
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Lecco - LoveToKnow 1911 (337 words)
LECCO, a town of Lombardy, in the province of Como, 32 m.
Lecco, in spite of its antiquity, presents a modern appearance, almost the only old building being its castle, of which a part remains.
In the 11th century Lecco, previously the seat of a marquisate, was presented to the bishops of Como by Otto II.; but in the 12th century it passed to the archbishops of Milan, and in 1127 it assisted the Milanese in the destruction of Como.
Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato e Agricoltura di Lecco (324 words)
Progetto Saturno 2007: In arrivo 6 milioni di euro per aspiranti imprenditori e imprese in fase di ricambio generazionale a Lecco e in Lombardia
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