Lombardy is one of a tercet richest regions within Europe, with the GDP per capita 30% higher than the rest of Italy. Numerous foreign & national corporations use at times their headquarters within Milan. Lombardy seems to exist as super active withwithin sports by owning numerous top-rated clubs in football, rugby, ice hockey and basketball (hoops).

Pirelli Tower, the greatest skyscraper within Italy (127 m), is the seat of Lombardy Region. Lombardy is candidate, by owning a city of Milan, for XXXI Summer Olympic Games (Milan-Lombardy 2016).

History
A region is known as for the Lombards or Longobardi, who come fallowing a fall of the (american) Roman Empire. There was a close relationship between the Frankish, Bavarian and Lombard nobility for numerous centuries.

Lombardy's motto
A Lombardy's slogan is "Una regione per fare" (inside English, "A region to act").

Provinces
A area is divided into a as punishment provinces, completely known as when their capital cities:

Bergamo Brescia (weapon industries) Como (silk industries - Lake Como) Cremona Lecco Lodi Mantova Milano Monza e Brianza (effective inside 2009) (article of furniture industries) Pavia (one of the virtually all ancient universities) Sondrio (Valtellina) Varese (shoes industries)

Its xii provinces come subdivided into the number of 1,562 communes, zero in people from either Milan (1,256,211) to Morterone, touching Lake Como, with sole 33 denizen (2001 census).

Main cities
Milan 1,256,211 *Brescia 187,567 Monza 120,204 Bergamo 113,143 Varese 80,511 Sesto San Giovanni 78,850 Como 78,680 Busto Arsizio 75,916 Cinisello Balsamo 72,050 Pavia 71,214 Cremona 70,887 Vigevano 57,450 Legnano 53,797 Rho 50,246

Transportation
Airports
There are quaternity independent aerodrome around Lombardy: Milan-Malpensa Int.l Airport (MXP), Milan-Linate Airport (LIN) Bergamo-Orio al Serio Airport (BGY) Brescia Montichiari (VBS)

Milan's ii airdrome come considered a virtually all crowded Italian hub using supplementary than 30 million rider a year.

Railway service
A Suburban Railway Service (known as "S" Lines, a service is similar to the French RER and German S-Bahn), composed of 8 commuter railway line (Ten when of 2008), connects the Milan Area ("Great Milan"), & more crucial cities, prefer Como or even Varese.

A Regional Railway Service (known as "R"), but then, links a cities of Lombardy & connects a vicinity by having a national railroad line.

Tourism information
Famous Lombards
Virgil Pliny the Elder Pliny the Younger Cesare Beccaria Alessandro Volta Alessandro Manzoni Giorgio Gaber

Food
Italian rice alla Milanese Cotoletta alla Milanese Osso buco Cassoeula Panettone Missoltini Polenta Torrone Bresaola