Bellano Explained

Bellano
Official Name:Comune di Bellano
Coordinates:46.05°N 27°W
Region:Lombardy
Province:Lecco (LC)
Frazioni:Biosio, Bonzeno, Costa, Gora, Grabbia, Lezzeno, Ombriaco, Oro, Pegnino, Pendaglio, Pennaso, Pernice, Ponte Oro, Pradello, Rivalba, Valletta, Verginate
Mayor:Antonio Rusconi
Area Total Km2:10.23
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3204
Population As Of:30 April 2017
Population Demonym:Bellanesi
Elevation M:202
Saint:Sts. Nazarius and Celsus
Day:28 July
Postal Code:23822
Area Code:0341

thumb|Orrido di Bellano.Bellano (Comasco: Belàan pronounced as /beˈlãː/) is a comune (municipality) 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.

The town's main attraction is the Orrido ("gorge" or small canyon) which was formed through erosion by the river Pioverna. The erosion started 15 million years ago. The church in the city is called Santi Nazario e Celso (built in 1348) and is in the Gothic style.

It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[2] Bellano is the location of most of the novels by local writer Andrea Vitali and the birthplace of the 17th-century writer and poet Sigismondo Boldoni.

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. Web site: Lombardia. 31 July 2023. it.