Province of Lecco

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Map of the historical regions of the province of Lecco

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Map of the surroundings of Lecco, the eastern shore of Lake Como (Lario), the Valsassina and the Valassina

The province of Lecco (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) 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 Template:Convert divided into 85 comuni (municipalities; Template:Singular: comune).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The Province of Lecco was established by the Presidential Decree No. 250 of 6 March 1992, by spinning off 84 municipalities from the Province of Como and 6 from Bergamo (some of which were merged over time, bringing the number from 90 to 80). 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 first President, Mario Anghileri, occurred on 9 May 1995.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Literature

Template:See also Template:Quote An unnamed village of near Lecco is the initial setting for The Betrothed (Template:Langx), an Italian historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni first published in 1827 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,<ref name="Archibald Colquhoun 1954">Archibald Colquhoun. Manzoni and his Times. J. M. Dent & Sons, London, 1954.</ref> and it is generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature.<ref name="britannica">Template:Cite web</ref> The story revolves around Renzo and Lucia, a poor local couple whose wedding plans are hindered by a Spanish baron who is in love with Lucia.

Geography

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The basin of the Lake Como in front of Lecco

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 Template:Convert, with some Template:Convert located across the Adda River, in Valsassina. The remaining land is located in the Oggionese, the Casatese, and the Meratese, with an additional Template:Convert 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, Template:Convert high;<ref name="Lane2007">Template:Cite book</ref> at the center of the spectacular Grigne. In the west, is Monte Cornizzolo lake at Template:Convert<ref name="FerrarisLepori1997">Template:Cite book</ref> and Monte Rai at Template:Convert. In the east of the province is Monte Serrada and the Resegone di Lecco, Template:Convert with its characteristic shape reminiscent of the teeth of a saw. In the center-south is Monte Barro at Template:Convert, in the Monte Barro Regional Park.<ref name="italiano2003">Template:Cite book</ref>

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.<ref name="Amari2006">Template:Cite book</ref> 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 Bevera, a tributary of the Lambro,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> the Pioverna flowing in Valsassina, and Varro flowing in Val Varrone.