Map of the historical regions of the province of LeccoMap of the surroundings of Lecco, the eastern shore of Lake Como (Lario), the Valsassina and the Valassina
As of 2017, the province had a population of 337,211 on a surface of 805.61 square kilometers (311.05sqmi) divided into 85 comuni (municipalities; sg.: comune).[2]
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.[3]
The branch of Lake Como that turns south between two unbroken mountain chains, bordered by coves and inlets that echo the furrowed slopes, suddenly narrows to take the flow and shape of a river, between a promontory on the right and a wide shoreline on the opposite side.
—Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed – Chapter I, p. 9, 1840; translated by Michael F. Moore, 2022[4]
An unnamed village of near Lecco is the initial setting for The Betrothed (Italian: I promessi sposi), 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,[5] and it is generally ranked among the masterpieces of world literature.[6] 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.
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 805.61 square kilometres (311.05sqmi), with some 600 square kilometres (230sqmi) located across the Adda River, in Valsassina. The remaining land is located in the Oggionese, the Casatese, and the Meratese, with an additional 16 square kilometres (6.2sqmi) 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, 2,609 metres (8,560ft) high;[7] at the center of the spectacular Grigne. In the west, is Monte Cornizzolo lake at 1,240 metres (4,070ft)[8] and Monte Rai at 1,259 metres (4,131ft). In the east of the province is Monte Serrada and the Resegone di Lecco, 1,875 metres (6,152ft) with its characteristic shape reminiscent of the teeth of a saw. In the center-south is Monte Barro at 922 metres (3,025ft), in the Monte Barro Regional Park.[9]
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
Italy 
