Lombardy facts for kids

Lombardy Lombardia
Region of Italy
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Italy
Area
• Total	23,861 km2 (9,213 sq mi)
Population (2007-12-31)
• Total	9,642,406
• Density	404.107/km2 (1,046.633/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
GDP/ Nominal	€ 305.5 billion (2006)
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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  Mount Adamello

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  Bridge over the Ticino river

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  The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)

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  Palms and maritime pines on the shores of Lake Como

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  The Rock Drawings in Valcamonica are among the largest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs in the world.

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  The Iron Crown of Lombardy has been for centuries used in the Coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor.

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  Mantua as it appeared in 1575.

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  The Milan 1906 world's fair. Lombardy industrialised early and since the late 1800s has remained Italy's industrial powerhouse.

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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, seat of the Regional Council.

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  The provinces/metropolitan cities of Lombardy

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  Monte San Giorgio (right) seen across Lake Lugano

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  The Rock Drawings in Valcamonica

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  The Last Supper (Convent of Sta. Maria delle Grazie, Milan, Italy (1499), by Leonardo da Vinci)

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  Company houses and the textile mill at Crespi d'Adda, Bergamo province

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  The Sforza Castle

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  A traditional "Cotoletta alla milanese (Milanese-style cutlet)" served with potatoes.

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  The auditorium of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan.

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  Dolce & Gabbana is headquartered in Milan.

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  Risotto alla milanese with ossobuco.