Lombardy facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lombardy Lombardia
Region of Italy
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.

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:

1. Bergamo
2. Brescia
3. Como
4. Cremona
5. Lecco
6. Lodi
7. Mantova
8. Milano
9. Monza e Brianza
10. Pavia
11. Sondrio
12. Varese

Images for kids

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  Pizzo Coca is the highest peak in the Bergamasque Alps (3,050 m)

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  Po river, Italy's longest, limits the southern border of the region

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  The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)

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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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  Battle of Cortenuova, 1237.

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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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  The Five Days of Milan, 1848.

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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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  Palazzo Lombardia, the main seat of the government of Lombardy.

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  The provinces/metropolitan cities of Lombardy

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  The Rock Drawings in Valcamonica

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  The Fortified City of Bergamo

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  Lake Garda

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  The Floating Piers by Christo and Jeanne-Claude on Lake Iseo (2016)

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  Grana Padano DPO

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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.