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Lombardy

Lombardia

Flag	Coat of arms

Anthem: Lombardia, Lombardia

Country

Italy

Capital

Milan

Area

• Total

23,844 km² (9,206 sq mi)

Population

(30-11-2018)

• Total

10,055,148

• Density

421.706/km² (1,092.212/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

English: Lombardan
Italian: Lombardo (man)
Italian: Lombarda (woman)

Time zone

UTC+1 (CET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+2 (CEST)

GDP/ Nominal

€381 /$433 billion (2017)

GDP per capita

€38,000 /$43,000 (2017) $50,670 (2016) (PPP)

NUTS Region

ITC

Website

www.regione.lombardia.it

Lombardy 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.

To the north of Lombardy is the country of Switzerland (Canton Ticino e 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.

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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:

Images for kids

Pizzo Coca is the highest peak in the Bergamasque Alps (3,050 m)
The Adda, the longest river within the region and tributary of the Po
The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)
Moraine of Lake Garda
The Rock Drawings in Valcamonica are among the largest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs in the world.
For centuries, the Iron Crown of Lombardy was used in the Coronation of the King of Italy.
Member cities of the first and second Lombard League
Mantua as it appeared in 1575.
The Consulta of the République cisalpine receives the First Consul on 26 January 1802
The Five Days of Milan, 1848.
A view over the business district of Milan: with a metropolitan area of 7.4m people, it is Italy's most important industrial, commercial and financial center.
Black Caviar
The Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
The Last Supper, Convent of Sta. Maria delle Grazie, Milan, Italy (1499), by Leonardo da Vinci
The Fortified City of Bergamo
Remains of Roman forum in Brescia
Lake Garda
Lake Como
The Floating Piers by Christo and Jeanne-Claude on Lake Iseo (2016)
Grana Padano DPO
Gorgonzola cheese takes its name from the homonymous city near Milan
Risotto alla milanese with ossobuco
Tortelli di zucca with butter and sage
The auditorium of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
Dolce & Gabbana is headquartered in Milan.
Grana Padano (granular cheese)
Mascarpone (cream cheese)
Taleggio (semi-soft cheese)
Gorgonzola (blue-veined cheese)
Bitto (hard cheese)
Provolone Valpadana (pasta filata cheese)
Franciacorta Rose
Bottle of Franciacorta
Franciacorta Ferghettina
AgustaWestland AW109
AgustaWestland AW169
AgustaWestland AW189
AgustaWestland AW139
Aermacchi M-345
Aermacchi M-346
Beretta 92
OTO Melara RSS Valour 76mm
Remote weapon systems light, right side, OTO Melara, Madrid, Spain, 2015 (cropped).jpg

OTO Melara Hitrole
Iveco Daily VII.Generation
Iveco EuroCargo IV.Generation
Same Iron 210
Lamborghini R6.150
BCS Valiant
BCS Vivid
Moto Guzzi V85 TT (Piaggio)
Moto Guzzi V7 Classic (Piaggio)
MV Agusta Turismo Veloce 800
MV Agusta Brutale 1090

Lombardy facts for kids

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