ERBA (CO)

'Erba' (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 the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy. It is located 40 km north of Milan and about 10 km east of Como in the tradional region of Brianza at the foot of the Lombard Prealps and close to Monte Bolletone.
Erba borders the following municipalities: Albavilla, Caslino d'Erba, Castelmarte, Eupilio, Faggeto Lario, Longone al Segrino, Merone, Monguzzo, Ponte Lambro, Proserpio.

Contents

Facts

Main sights

Notable ''Erbesi''

Twin towns

Demographic evolution

References

External links

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 of Como believes that the reason for the killings is related to an ongoing feud between the familes.

Main sights

★ Romanesque church of ''Sant'Eufemia'', with the 11th century bell tower.

★ Monument to World War 1 Victims, by Giuseppe 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 Italian modern movement who also designed Como’s Casa del Fascio, a significant example of Fascist architecture in northern Italy.

Twin towns

★ Fellbach, Germany

★ Tain-l'Hermitage, France

★ Tournon-sur-Rhône, France

★ Cortale, Italy

Demographic evolution

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References

1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

External links

★ www.comune.erba.co.it