Erba, Lombardy
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Erba
| official_name = Città di Erba
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| coordinates = {{coord|45|49|N|9|13|E|type:city(16,901)_region:IT|display=inline,title}}
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| region = Lombardy
| province = Como (CO)
| frazioni = Arcellasco, Bindella, Campolongo, Incasate
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| mayor = Veronica Airoldi
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| area_total_km2 = 23.80
| population_footnotes = All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
| population_total = 16,365
| population_as_of = 31 March 2017
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| population_demonym = Erbesi
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| elevation_m = 320
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| saint = Birth of Virgin Mary
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| postal_code = 22036
| area_code = 031
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.erba.co.it}}
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Erba (previously Erba-Incino, as it was formed by the union of these two places, together with some smaller districts) is a comune (municipality) of some 16,000 inhabitants in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy. It is located {{convert|40|km|mi|0}} north of Milan and about {{convert|10|km|mi|0}} east of Como in the traditional region of Brianza at the foot of the Lombard Prealps and close to Monte Bollettone.
It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on May 12, 1970. Erba borders the following municipalities: Albavilla, Caslino d'Erba, Castelmarte, Eupilio, Faggeto Lario, Longone al Segrino, Merone, Monguzzo, Ponte Lambro, Proserpio.
Massacre of Erba
{{Main|Erba Massacre}}
Erba was the site of the murder of four people including a 2-year old baby in December 2006, an event known as the massacre of Erba. A married couple, the victims' neighbors, were arrested for the murders.{{cite web |last1=Duff |first1=Mark |title='Neighbour rage' case grips Italy |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7215614.stm |website=BBC NEws |access-date=16 March 2022 |date=29 January 2008}}
Main sights
- Romanesque church of Sant'Eufemia, with the 11th-century bell tower.
- Monument to World War I Victims, by Giuseppe Terragni (c. 1930)
- Torre di Incino, with remains of a medieval castle.
- Natural grotto of the Buco del Piombo.
People
- Giuseppe Terragni (1904–1943), an architect and pioneer of the Italian modern movement who also designed Como's Casa del Fascio, a significant example of Fascist architecture in northern Italy.
Twin towns
- {{flagicon|Germany}} Fellbach, Germany
- {{flagicon|France}} Tain-l'Hermitage, France
- {{flagicon|France}} Tournon-sur-Rhône, France
- {{flagicon|Italy}} Cortale, Italy
References
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External links
- [http://www.comune.erba.co.it Official website]
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Category:Cities and towns in Lombardy
Category:Populated places on Brianza
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