Lacchiarella
Encyclopedia
Lacchiarella is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Milan
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 22 km south of Milan
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,542 and an area of 24.2 km².
The municipality of Lacchiarella contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Casirate Olona, Villamaggiore, and Mettone.
Lacchiarella borders the following municipalities: Zibido San Giacomo, Pieve Emanuele
, Basiglio
, Binasco
, Siziano
, Casarile
, Vidigulfo
, Giussago
, Bornasco
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Milan
Province of Milan
The Province of Milan : /) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Milan. The provincial territory is highly urbanized, resulting in the third highest population density among the Italian provinces with more than 2,000 inhabitants/km2, just behind the provinces of...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 22 km south of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,542 and an area of 24.2 km².
The municipality of Lacchiarella contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Casirate Olona, Villamaggiore, and Mettone.
Lacchiarella borders the following municipalities: Zibido San Giacomo, Pieve Emanuele
Pieve Emanuele
Pieve Emanuele is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 13 km south of Milan....
, Basiglio
Basiglio
Basiglio is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 13 km south of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,444 and an area of 8.5 km²....
, Binasco
Binasco
Binasco is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 15 km southwest of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,236 and an area of 3.9 km²....
, Siziano
Siziano
Siziano is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 15 km south of Milan and about 15 km north of Pavia....
, Casarile
Casarile
Casarile is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 15 km southwest of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,637 and an area of 7.3 km²....
, Vidigulfo
Vidigulfo
Vidigulfo is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km southeast of Milan and about 15 km northeast of Pavia...
, Giussago
Giussago
Giussago is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 km south of Milan and about 11 km north of Pavia...
, Bornasco
Bornasco
Bornasco is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km south of Milan and about 11 km northeast of Pavia...
.