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 | Abruzzo Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia Romagna Friuli Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardia Bergamo Brescia Como Cremona Lecco Lodi Mantua Milan Pavia Sondrio Varese Le Marche Molise Piemonte Puglia Sardinia Sicily Tuscany Trentino Alto Adige Umbria Valle D Aosta Veneto | | LombardiaItaly > Lombardia Lombardy (in Italian Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po Valley. Lombardy borders the regions of Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige, and the country of Switzerland. Lombardy's capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy, and its capital (Milan) is the fourth largest conurbation in Europe with more than 6.5 million inhabitants. Lombardia is one of the three richest regions in Europe, with a GDP per capita 30% higher than the rest of Italy. Many foreign and national companies have their headquarters in Milan. Lombardy seems to be very active in sports with many top-rated clubs in football, rugby, ice hockey and basketball. Lombardia is candidate, with the city of Milan, for XXXI Summer Olympic Games (Milan-Lombardy 2016). Pages referring to LombardiaHere are links to a selection of pages that mention Lombardia within this website: Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona, Lecco, Legnano, Mantua, Milan, Monza, Pavia, Piemonte, Sondrio, Varese, Veneto, Vigevano Content Referred to by This ArticleFind out more about the information contained in this article by clicking one of the links listed below. Emilia Romagna, Milan, Piemonte, Trentino Alto Adige, Veneto Snippets of Articles Relating to LombardiaItaly > Lombardia > Varese The economy of Varese is mainly based on industry and, to a lesser extent, specialized agriculture; some famous Varese-based firms are: Aermacchi (military trainer aircrafts), Agusta (helicopters), Cagiva (motorbikes), former Ignis (now part of Whirlpool) (electronics), Varese is home to Malpensa International Airport, which serves the international traffic of Milan, Italy. Italy > Lombardia > Lecco Lecco is an Italian city set in Lombardy 50 kilometres north of Milan; it borders a branch of the Lake of Como (named Lake of Lecco) on the west and the Lombard Alps on the east. Lecco is the capital of the province of Lecco. Italy > Lombardia > Milan Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed of Italian regions. The city proper has about 1.3 million inhabitants (2004), but when including the surrounding metropolitan area the population of the conurbation totals more than 4.5 million, and the Commuting Basin (Greater Milan, more than 70 km large and 60 km wide) totals about 7.5 million (the fourth most populated European metropolitan area after London, Paris and the Ruhr area). Milan is the capital of Lombardy and the economic-financial capital of Italy. | |
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