Torre de' Busi
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Torre de' Busi is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Lecco
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 40 km northeast of Milan
and about 11 km southeast of Lecco
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,786 and an area of 9.2 km².
The municipality of Torre de' Busi contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Favirano, San Marco, San Michele, and San Gottardo.
Torre de' Busi borders the following municipalities: Calolziocorte
, Caprino Bergamasco
, Carenno
, Cisano Bergamasco
, Costa Valle Imagna
, Monte Marenzo
, Roncola
.
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 40 km northeast 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 11 km southeast 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...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,786 and an area of 9.2 km².
The municipality of Torre de' Busi 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) Favirano, San Marco, San Michele, and San Gottardo.
Torre de' Busi borders the following municipalities: Calolziocorte
Calolziocorte
Calolziocorte is a comune in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 6 km southeast of Lecco...
, Caprino Bergamasco
Caprino Bergamasco
Caprino Bergamasco is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 15 km northwest of Bergamo...
, Carenno
Carenno
Carenno is a comune in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km northeast of Milan and about 8 km southeast of Lecco...
, Cisano Bergamasco
Cisano Bergamasco
Cisano Bergamasco is a town and comune in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, northern Italy....
, Costa Valle Imagna
Costa Valle Imagna
Costa Valle Imagna is a comune counting 620 inhabitants in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy. It is bounded by other communes of Sant'Omobono Imagna.-Geography:...
, Monte Marenzo
Monte Marenzo
Monte Marenzo is a comune in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 10 km southeast of Lecco...
, Roncola
Roncola
Roncola is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 45 km northeast of Milan and about 12 km northwest of Bergamo...
.