Leffe, Lombardy Explained

Leffe
Official Name:Comune di Leffe
Coordinates:45.8°N 63°W
Region:Lombardy
Province:Bergamo (BG)
Frazioni:San Rocco
Mayor:Marco Gallizioli
Area Total Km2:6.69
Population Total:4463
Population As Of:31 August 2017
Population Demonym:Leffesi
Elevation M:453
Saint:Saint Michael
Day:29 September
Postal Code:24026
Area Code:035

Leffe (Bergamasque: Léf) is a town and comune near the Alps in Lombardy, Italy. It is located in the Val Gandino, nearly 80km (50miles) from Milan, and administratively part of the province of Bergamo. The town is a center of textile industry.

History

Fossils have been founded during the 20th century in the lignite mines, now preserved at the Museums of Natural Science in Milan and Bergamo. It is mentioned for the first time in a document of 903 with the name of Leufo.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leffe. accessed 07 September 2015