Lombardy facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Lombardy
Lombardia
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Region of Italy
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Anthem: Lombardia, Lombardia | |||
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Country | Italy | ||
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• Total | 23,844 km2 (9,206 sq mi) | ||
Population
(30-11-2018)
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• Total | 10,055,148 | ||
• Density | 421.706/km2 (1,092.212/sq mi) | ||
Demonym(s) | English: Lombardan Italian: Lombardo (man) Italian: Lombarda (woman) |
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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:
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Images for kids
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Olive trees on the Lake Garda
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The Rock Drawings in Valcamonica are among the largest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs in the world.
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For centuries, the Iron Crown of Lombardy was used in the Coronation of the King of Italy.
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Mantua as it appeared in 1575.
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The Consulta of the République cisalpine receives the First Consul on 26 January 1802
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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.
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The Floating Piers by Christo and Jeanne-Claude on Lake Iseo (2016)
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Risotto alla milanese with ossobuco
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The auditorium of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
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Dolce & Gabbana is headquartered in Milan.
