Lombardy
Lombardy (/ˈlɒmbərdi, ˈlʌm-/ LOM-bər-dee, LUM-; Italian: Lombardia [lombarˈdiːa]; Lombard: Lombardia, Western Lombard: [lũbɐ̞rˈdiːɑ], Eastern Lombard: [lombɐ̞rˈdiːɑ, -ˈdeːɑ]) is a region in the northern part of Italy. It is the most populated region of the country, and has almost 9.4 million people. The capital is Milan. Lombardy has provinces within it.
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| Anthem: Lombardia, Lombardia[1] | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Capital | Milan |
| Government | |
| • President | Attilio Fontana (LL–LN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23,844 km2 (9,206 sq mi) |
| Population (30-11-2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,055,148 |
| • Density | 421.706/km2 (1,092.212/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| GDP/ Nominal | €381 /$433billion (2017)[3] |
| GDP per capita | €38,000 /$43,000 PPP [3] (2017) $50,670 |
| NUTS Region | ITC |
| Website | www.regione.lombardia.it |
To the north of Lombardy is the country of Switzerland (Canton Ticino and Grigioni). To the west is the region of Piedmont. To the east are the regions of Veneto and Trentino - Alto Adige. To the south is the region of Emilia-Romagna.
Name
In the Italian language, Lombardy is called Lombardia. This name comes from an old German word: Langbardland and means "Country of the Lombards".
Geography
In the north of Lombardy there are very high mountains, (40% of the territory is mountains) the highest mountains are almost 4.000 meters in the Bernina Range.
In the south of the region flows the Po river, which is the longest river in Italy. The most important rivers are the Adda river, the Mincio and the Ticino river, all of them end in the Po river.
There are also a lot of lakes, the largest are the lake Maggiore, the Lake of Varese, the lake Como, and the lake Garda.
Provinces
Lombardy is divided into 12 provinces:
Lombardy Media
- Map of Historical Lombardy.png
Map of Historical Lombardy
- Passo Manina e Coca.JPG
Pizzo Coca is the highest peak in the Orobic Alps (3,050 m (10,010 ft)).
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The northern side of the Splügen Pass
- Aree protette della Lombardia.svg
The protected areas of Lombardy
- Val Brembana - Laghi Gemelli.jpg
Alta Val Brembana - Laghi Gemelli (Q47483985)
- Origgio, campi e boschi.JPG
Po Valley in Origgio, in the Alto Milanese. In the background Mount Rosa
A couple in duel with a "symbol" in the middle depicted in the Rock Drawings in Valcamonica. The Rock Drawings in Valcamonica are the largest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs in the world.
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The Kingdom of Italy within the Holy Roman Empire in 962,
- San michele maggiore.JPG
San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, where almost all the kings of Italy were crowned up to Frederick Barbarossa
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References
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