Vendrogno
Encyclopedia
Vendrogno is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Lecco
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 60 km north of Milan
and about 20 km north of Lecco
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 323 and an area of 11.7 km².
The municipality of Vendrogno contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Camaggiore, Inesio, Noceno, Mornico, Mosnico, and Sanico.
Vendrogno borders the following municipalities: Bellano
, Casargo
, Dervio
, Parlasco
, Taceno
, Tremenico
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Lecco
Province of Lecco
The Province of Lecco is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecco.On 1 January 2001 the province had a population of 311,452 on a surface of 816 km² divided in 90 communes...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 60 km north of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and about 20 km north of Lecco
Lecco
Lecco is a town of c. 47,760 inhabitants in Lombardy, northern Italy, north of Milan, the capital of the province of Lecco. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 323 and an area of 11.7 km².
The municipality of Vendrogno contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Camaggiore, Inesio, Noceno, Mornico, Mosnico, and Sanico.
Vendrogno borders the following municipalities: Bellano
Bellano
Bellano is a comune and small town on the eastern shore of Lake Como in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located at northern outlet of the Valsassina where the Pioverna forms a gorge before entering the lake....
, Casargo
Casargo
Casargo is a comune in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km north of Milan and about 20 km north of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 868 and an area of 20.3 km²....
, Dervio
Dervio
Dervio is a comune in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located on the eastern shore of Lake Como, about north of Milan and about northwest of Lecco...
, Parlasco
Parlasco
Parlasco is a comune in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km north of Milan and about 20 km north of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 147 and an area of 3.0 km²....
, Taceno
Taceno
Taceno is a comune in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km north of Milan and about 20 km north of Lecco. As of December 31, 2004, it had a population of 498 and an area of 3.7 km²....
, Tremenico
Tremenico
Tremenico is a comune in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km north of Milan and about 25 km north of Lecco....
.