Oliveto Lario
Encyclopedia
Oliveto Lario is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Lecco
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 50 km north of Milan
and about 15 km northwest of Lecco
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Oliveto Lario borders the following municipalities: Abbadia Lariana
, Barni
, Bellagio
, Civenna
, Lasnigo
, Lierna
, Magreglio
, Mandello del Lario
, Valbrona
, Varenna
.
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 Lecco
Province of Lecco
The Province of Lecco is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecco.On 1 January 2001 the province had a population of 311,452 on a surface of 816 km² divided in 90 communes...
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 50 km north 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 ,...
and about 15 km northwest of Lecco
Lecco
Lecco is a town of c. 47,760 inhabitants in Lombardy, northern Italy, north of Milan, the capital of the province of Lecco. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como...
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Oliveto Lario borders the following municipalities: Abbadia Lariana
Abbadia Lariana
Abbadia Lariana is a comune in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km northeast of Milan and about 8 km northwest of Lecco. The village has c. 3.280 inhabitants and his name is due to the presence of an abbey founded in the IX century and later...
, Barni
Barni
Barni is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km north of Milan and about 20 km northeast of Como....
, Bellagio
Bellagio
Bellagio is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located on Lake Como. It has long been famous for its setting at the intersection of the three branches of the Y-shaped lake, which is also known as Lario....
, Civenna
Civenna
Civenna is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 668 and an area of 5.2 km²...
, Lasnigo
Lasnigo
Lasnigo is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 401 and an area of 5.6 km²....
, Lierna
Lierna
Lierna is a comune on Lake Como in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about northwest of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,088 and an area of 11.3 km²....
, Magreglio
Magreglio
Magreglio is a small town in the province of Como, Lombardy, Italy.-Twin towns: Friedberg, Germany...
, Mandello del Lario
Mandello del Lario
Mandello del Lario is an Italian town and comune in the province of Lecco, in Lombardy, on the Como Lake.Since 1921, Mandello del Lario has been home to Moto Guzzi -- the Italian motorcycle manufacturer, now a subsidiary of Piaggio & Co. SpA...
, Valbrona
Valbrona
Valbrona is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km north of Milan and about 20 km northeast of Como...
, Varenna
Varenna
Varenna is a comune on Lake Como in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km north of Milan and about 20 km northwest of Lecco...
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