Morterone
Morterone
Murterun (Lombard) | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Morterone | |
 Morterone | |
show Location of Morterone | |
  Morterone Location of Morterone in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°52′N 9°29′E / 45.867°N 9.483°ECoordinates: 45°52′N 9°29′E / 45.867°N 9.483°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Province of Lecco (LC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,070 m (3,510 ft) |
| Population (June 2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 32 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Morteronesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 23811 |
| Dialing code | 0341 |
Morterone (Valassinese Lombard: Murterun) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Milan and about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Lecco. With a population of 33 persons, it was considered the smallest of any comune (municipality) in Italy – in an area of 13.8 square kilometres (5.3 sq mi).[3] For this record, it competes with the comune (municipality) of Pedesina, which in the past years had even fewer inhabitants. In 2016, Morterone with its 32 residents became the smallest Italian comune once again.
Morterone borders the following municipalities: Ballabio, Brumano, Cassina Valsassina, Cremeno, Lecco, Moggio, and Vedeseta.
Demographic evolution[]
Twin towns[]
Morterone is twinned with:
Brumano, Italy (2007)
References[]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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