Erba, Lombardy

Erba
Comune
Città di Erba

Location of Erba
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Coordinates: 45°49′N 9°13′E / 45.817°N 9.217°E / 45.817; 9.217
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Como (CO)
Frazioni	Arcellasco, Bindella, Campolongo, Incasate
Government
• Mayor	Veronica Airoldi
Area ^[1]
• Total	23.80 km² (9.19 sq mi)
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Population (31 March 2017)^[2]
• Total	16,365
• Density	690/km² (1,800/sq mi)
Demonym	Erbesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22036
Dialing code	031
Patron saint	Birth of Virgin Mary
Website	Official website

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 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Milan and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) 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.

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Massacre of Erba

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.^[3]

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

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Duff, Mark (29 January 2008). "'Neighbour rage' case grips Italy". BBC NEws. Retrieved 16 March 2022.