- Erba (CO)
Infobox CityIT
img_coa = Erba (CO)-Stemma.png
official_name = Comune di Erba
name = Erba
region =Lombardy
province =Province of Como (CO)
elevation_m = 320
area_total_km2 = 18.1
population_as_of =2004-12-31
population_total = 16901All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical instituteIstat .]
population_density_km2 = 932
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|45|49|N|9|13|E|type:city(16,901)_region:IT
frazioni = Arcellasco, Bindella, Campolongo, Incasate
telephone = 031
postalcode = 22036
gentilic = Erbesi
saint = Santa Maria Nascente
day =
mayor = Marcella Tili
website = [http://www.comune.erba.co.it www.comune.erba.co.it]
mapy = 9.2167
mapx = 45.8167Erba (previously Erba-Incino, as it formed by the union of these two places, together with some smaller districts) is a "
comune " (municipality) of some 17,000 inhabitants in theProvince of Como in the Italian regionLombardy . It is located convert|40|km|mi|0 north ofMilan and about convert|10|km|mi|0 east ofComo in the traditional region ofBrianza at the foot of the Lombard Prealps and close toMonte Bolletone .Erba borders the following municipalities:
Albavilla ,Caslino d'Erba ,Castelmarte ,Eupilio ,Faggeto Lario ,Longone al Segrino ,Merone ,Monguzzo ,Ponte Lambro ,Proserpio .Facts
Erba is also famous for the slaughter of four people including a 2 year old baby in December
2006 . A married couple (the victims neighbours) have been arrested for the murders, the district attorney ofComo believes that the reason for the killings is related to an ongoing feud between the families.Main sights
*Romanesque church of "Sant'Eufemia", with the 11th century bell tower.
*Monument to World War 1 Victims, byGiuseppe Terragni (c. 1930)
*"Torre di Incino", with remains of a medieval castle.
*Natural grotto of the "Buco del Piombo ".Notable "Erbesi"
*
Giuseppe Terragni (1904–1943), an architect and pioneer of the Italianmodern movement who also designed Como’s Casa del Fascio, a significant example ofFascist architecture in northern Italy.Twin towns
*flagicon|Germany
Fellbach ,Germany
*flagicon|FranceTain-l'Hermitage ,France
*flagicon|FranceTournon-sur-Rhône ,France
*flagicon|ItalyCortale ,Italy Demographic evolution
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References
External links
* [http://www.comune.erba.co.it www.comune.erba.co.it]
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