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Lecco

Lecco is an Italian city set in Lombardy 50 kilometres north of Milan; it lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch named Lake of Lecco). The prealps rise to the north and east. Lecco is the capital of the province of Lecco.
The lake narrows to form the river Adda, so bridges were built to improve road communications with Como and Milan. There are three bridges crossing the river Adda in Lecco: the Azzone Visconti Bridge (1336-1338), the Kennedy Bridge (1956) and the Alessandro Manzoni Bridge (1985).
On January 1, 2001, Lecco had 45,827 inhabitants (Source: ISTAT).
Its economy used to be based on industry (iron manufacturers), but now it is mainly tertiary.

Lecco history

Archaeological finds demonstrate the presence of Celtic settlement in the area before the arrival of the Romans. The latter built a castrum here and made it an important road hub. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Lombards captured the town in the 6th century; they were followed by the Franks, who made Lecco the seat of a countship and, later, of a frontier Mark.
Emperor Otto I spent a long time in Lecco, quenching the 964 revolt against the Holy Roman Empire led by Lecco’s count Attone. Later it became a possession of the Milanese monastery of St. Ambrose. Conrad II also stayed in Lecco, in the attempt to free it from the church, but as the result of the ensuing wars the city was subjected by Milan. It subsequently followed the history of the Duchy of Milan and of Lombardy. In the early 16th century it was briefly ruled by the condottiere Gian Giacomo Medici.
During World War II it was an important centre of the partisan war against the German occupation.

Lecco localities:
Airuno Annone Di Brianza Ballabio Barzago Barzano'' Barzio BELLANO Bosisio Parini Brivio Bulciago Calco Calolziocorte Carenno Casargo Casatenovo Cassago Brianza Cassina Valsassina Castello Di Brianza CERNUSCO LOMBARDONE Cesana Brianza Civate Colico Colle Brianza Cortenova Costa Masnaga Crandola Valsassina Cremella Cremeno Dervio Dolzago Dorio Ello Erve Esino Lario Galbiate Garbagnate Monastero Garlate Imbersago Introbio Introzzo LECCO LIERNA Lomagna Malgrate MANDELLO DEL LARIO Margno Merate MISSAGLIA Moggio Molteno Monte Marenzo Montevecchia Monticello Brianza Morterone Nibionno Oggiono OLGIATE MOLGORA Olginate Oliveto Lario Osnago Paderno D''adda Pagnona Parlasco Pasturo Perego Perledo Pescate Premana Primaluna Robbiate Rogeno Rovagnate Santa Maria Hoe'' Sirone Sirtori Sueglio Suello Taceno Torre De'' Busi Tremenico Valgreghentino Valmadrera Varenna Vendrogno Vercurago Verderio Inferiore Verderio Superiore Vestreno Vigano''

Part of the information regarding the history, the art, the traditions and the events of the province of present Lecco on this page is drawn from the situated one www.wikipedia.org respecting the GNU Free Documentation License.