| Pescate Pescàa (Lombard) | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Pescate | |
 Pescate | |
  Pescate Location of Pescate in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°50′N9°24′E / 45.833°N 9.400°E Coordinates: 45°50′N9°24′E / 45.833°N 9.400°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Province of Lecco (LC) |
| Frazioni | Pescalina, Insirano, Torrette Inferiori, Torrette Superiori |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 2,120 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pescatesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 23855 |
| Dialing code | 0341 |
| Website | Official website |
Pescate (Lecchese: Pescàa) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Milan and about 2 kilometres (1 mi) south of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,120 and an area of 2.1 square kilometres (0.81 sq mi). [1]
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The Province of Lecco is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecco.
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a European country consisting of a peninsula delimited by the Italian Alps and surrounded by several islands. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean sea and traversed along its length by the Apennines, Italy has a largely temperate seasonal climate. The country covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and shares open land borders with France, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. Italy has a territorial exclave in Switzerland (Campione) and a maritime exclave in the Tunisian sea (Lampedusa). With around 60 million inhabitants, Italy is the fourth-most populous member state of the European Union.
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The municipality of Pescate contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Pescalina, Insirano, Torrette Inferiori, and Torrette Superiori.
"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.
Pescate borders the following municipalities: Galbiate, Garlate, Lecco.
Galbiate is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Milan and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Lecco.
Garlate is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Milan and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,630 and an area of 2.1 square kilometres (0.81 sq mi).
Lecco is a city of 48,131 inhabitants in Lombardy, northern Italy, 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Milan, the capital of the province of Lecco. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como. The Bergamo Alps rise to the north and east, cut through by the Valsassina of which Lecco marks the southern end.
