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{{Infobox CityIT |
{{Original research|article|date=August 2008}}
img_coa = Lecco-Stemma.png|
{{Inappropriate tone|article|date=August 2008}}
official_name = Comune di Lecco|
{{Refimprove|date=July 2007}}
region = [[Lombardy]] |
{{Infobox musical artist
province = [[Province of Lecco|Lecco]] (LC) |
| Name = Ronni Le Tekrø
name=Lecco|
| Img = Ronni_Le_Tekrø.JPG
mapx=45.85|
| Img_capt = Ronni Le Tekrø at [[Rockefeller Music Hall]], Oslo<br>Photo:Steinar Knudsen
mapy=9.4|
| Img_size = 250
image_skyline=Lecco dai Piani d'Erna.JPG|
| Landscape = Yes
image_caption=View of Lecco from Piani d'Erna, under mount Resegone.|
| Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
elevation_m = 214 |
| Birth_name = Rolf Ågrim Tekrø
area_total_km2 = 45.93|
| Born = {{Birth date and age|1963|10|5|df=y}}<br>[[Oslo]], [[Norway]]
population_as_of = [[December 31]], [[2006]]|
| Genre = [[Hard rock]]<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web
population_total = 47006|
| url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifpxqe5ldje~T1 |title=Allmusic |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2008-06-24}}</ref>, [[heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]<ref name="Allmusic" />, [[Glam metal]]<ref name="Allmusic" />, [[Pop rock]]<ref name="Allmusic" /> |
population_density_km2 = 1011|
| Instrument = [[Guitar]], [[Singer|vocals]]
timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]], [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]+1 |
| Occupation = [[Musician]], [[songwriter]]
coordinates = {{coord|45|51|N|09|24|E}}|
| Associated_acts = [[TNT (band)|TNT]], [[Vagabond (band)|Vagabond]], [[Terje Rypdal]]
frazioni =Acquate, Belledo, Bonacina, Castello, Chiuso, Germanedo, Laorca, Lecco, Maggianico, Malavedo, Olate, Pescarenico, Rancio, San Giovanni, Santo Stefano |
| Years_active = 1982–present
telephone = 0341|
| URL = [http://www.ronniletekro.com/ www.ronniletekro.com/]
postalcode = 23900|
| Notable_instruments =
gentilic = Lecchesi|
saint = San Nicolò|
day = [[December 6]] |
mayor = Antonella Faggi (since [[2006-05-30]])|
website = [http://www.comune.lecco.it www.comune.lecco.it] |
}}
}}
'''Lecco''' is an Italian [[city]] of c. 47,000 inhabitants set in [[Lombardy]], {{convert|50|km|mi|0}} north of [[Milan]], and is the capital of the [[province of Lecco]]. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of [[Lake Como]] (the branch named ''Lake of Lecco''). The [[Prealps]] rise to the north and east, cut through by the [[Valsassina]] of which Lecco marks the southern end.
'''Ronni Le Tekrø''' (born '''Rolf Ågrim Tekrø''' on [[October 5]], [[1963]])<ref>[http://www.ronniletekro.com Official website]</ref> is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[guitarist]] best known for playing with the Norwegian [[hard rock]] band [[TNT (band)|TNT]] and as a solo guitarist.


The lake narrows to form the river [[Adda River|Adda]], so bridges were built to improve road communications with [[Como]] and Milan. There are three bridges crossing the river Adda in Lecco: the [[Azzone Visconti]] Bridge (1336-1338), the Kennedy Bridge (1956) and the Alessandro Manzoni Bridge (1985).
Born in [[Oslo]] Tekrø moved to [[Raufoss]] at a young age, and he has lived there all his life except between 1982 and 1985 when he lived in [[Trondheim]].


Its economy used to be based on industry (iron manufacturers), but now it is mainly tertiary.
[[Image:RonniLeTekro.jpeg|right|thumb]]
== The Le Tekrø sound ==
Le Tekrø plays with more emphasis on volum and hard attack on the strings than distortion. He often uses [[arpeggio]]s, like in the solo in "Intuition". Le Tekrø is known for his ability to improvise in his own unique style in both fast and slow paces.


==History==
He covered [[Alice Cooper]]'s "Welcome To my Nightmare" in his solo album ''Extra Strong String''. He is known for pioneering the "machine gun" guitar playing style (without the use of a pedal). Le Tekrø has collaborated with the Norwegian guitarist and composer [[Terje Rypdal]] and has released three albums featuring the fruits of that collaboration. Le Tekrø's vocals tend to be deep, with emphasis on [[vibrato]] and [[falsetto]]. His inspirations as a guitarist include [[Steve Hillage]], [[Brian May]], [[Jimmy Page]], [[Brian Robertson]], [[Jimi Hendrix]], and [[Ted Nugent]].{{Fact|date=June 2007}}. He is also credited as the inventor of the "Machine Gun Style"
Archaeological finds demonstrate the presence of [[Celt]]ic settlement in the area before the arrival of the [[ancient Rome|Roman]]s. The latter built a ''[[castrum]]'' here and made it an important road hub. After the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire]], the [[Lombards]] captured the town in the 6th century; they were followed by the [[Franks]], who made Lecco the seat of a countship and, later, of a frontier [[marches|Mark]].


Emperor [[Otto I of Germany|Otto I]] spent a long time in Lecco, quenching the 964 revolt against the [[Holy Roman Empire]] led by Lecco’s count Attone. Later it became a possession of the [[Milan]]ese monastery of St. Ambrose. [[Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor|Conrad II]] also stayed in Lecco, in the attempt to free it from the church, but as the result of the ensuing wars the city was subjected by Milan. It subsequently followed the history of the [[Duchy of Milan]] and of [[Lombardy]]. In the early 16th century it was briefly ruled by the [[condottiere]] [[Gian Giacomo Medici]].
In the '80s he was rated one of the best guitarists in the world,{{Fact|date=June 2007}} and several webpages state he is also on of the most influential ones.


During [[World War II]] it was an important centre of the [[Italian resistance movement|partisan war]] against the German occupation.
== Equipment ==
[[Image:Ronni_Le_Tekrø2.JPG|thumb|Ronni Le Tekrø at [[Rockefeller]]<br><small>Photo:Steinar Knudsen</small>]]
Le Tekrø's main guitar live is the so called "Holocaster".
Originally a light pink [[ESP Guitars|ESP]] guitar from the early eighties. The head is signed by close friend Brian Robertson from [[Thin Lizzy]] and formerly [[Motörhead]]. Le Tekrø uses his black early seventies [[Fender Stratocaster]] as a back-up for live performances.


==Sport==
He is also known for pioneering the use of the [[Quarterstepper Guitar]]. This guitar has twice as many frets as normal guitar. Normal guitars have frets like 1, 2, 3, 4, 5..., but the Quarterstepper has frets of 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5... This guitar was invented by Bernie Hamburger of Hamburgerguitar and Le Tekrø himself. He used the guitar for the solo in Wisdom from the Intuition album, and several others recordings. Hamburger also built a 12 string hollow body that Le Tekrø has used on various tours and recordings.
The town’s [[soccer|football]] team [[Calcio Lecco 1912]] currently play in [[Serie C1]]. Their traditional rivalry with the [[Como Calcio 1907|Como team]] is marked by the so-called ''Derby del Lario'' which last took place in the 2001 season when both teams were competing in [[Serie C1]].
In the studio Le Tekrø uses a wide range of effects and amps.


==Notable ''Lecchesi''==
For live performances Le Tekrø uses:
* [[Alessandro Manzoni]] (1785–1873), poet and novelist, author if ''[[I promessi sposi]]'', belonged to an old family of Lecco.
* OD-1 Overdrive
* [[Antonio Stoppani]] (1824–1891), geologist and palaeontologist.
* BF-2 Flanger
* [[Antonio Ghislanzoni]] (1824–1893), journalist, poet, and novelist; he wrote many librettos for [[Verdi]], including ''[[La forza del destino]]'' and ''[[Aida]]''.
* CE-2 Chorus
* [[Carlo Mauri]] (1930–1982), climber and explorer.
* Roland RE-150 Space Echo Tape Delay,
* [[Roberto Formigoni]] (born 1947), a Catholic conservative politician; President of [[Lombardy]] since 1995.
* Dunlop CryBaby
* [[Antonio Rossi]] (born 1968) a [[canoeing|canoeist]] and five-time [[Olympic medalist]] in [[kayak]] flatwater canoeing.
* Digitech Whammy II<ref>4</ref>
* Marshall 2204 heads
* Marshall 1960 A cabinets


==Cultural references==
== Wiccan witch ==
[[Alessandro Manzoni]] set the events in the first half of ''[[The Betrothed]]'' in Lecco, a town he knew deeply since he had spent part of his childhood there.
Le Tekrø has been practicing the nature religion [[Wicca]] since the 1980s, and he labels himself a [[witch]].<ref name="Aftenposten">{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= Lund, Joacim |coauthors= |title= Spiller på mange strenger |url= http://www.aftenposten.no/kul_und/musikk/article2013297.ece |format= |work= |publisher= [[Aftenposten]] |location= Oslo |id= |pages= |page= |date= [[September 25]], [[2007]] |accessdate=2008-07-26 |language= Norwegian |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref> He even has a masters degree in Wicca witchcraft.{{Fact|date=July 2008}}. He knows how to store energies in stones out in the forest and go out and charge up his batteries from them when he needs to. He says in a Norwegian newspaper interview in 2007 that Wiccanism helps him deal with such matters as [[death]] and [[guilt]] and that he prefers this to "fairytales from the Middle East which have thrown an entire world into war".<ref name="Aftenposten"/> Ronni Le Tekrø has been open about his use of [[hashish]] to assist in catalyzing his creative powers.<ref name="Ny Tid">{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= Gravem, Dag F. |coauthors= |title= Metall-avhengighet |url= http://www.nytid.no/arkiv/artikler/20070920/metall_avhengighet/ |format= |work= |publisher= [[Ny Tid]] |location= Oslo |id= |pages= |page= |date= [[September 21]], [[2007]] |accessdate=2008-07-26 |language= Norwegian |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref>


{{cquote|We voyaged by steamer down the Lago di Lecco, through wild mountain scenery, and by hamlets and villas, and disembarked at the town of Lecco. They said it was two hours, by carriage to the ancient city of Bergamo, and that we would arrive there in good season for the railway train. We got an open barouche and a wild, boisterous driver, and set out. It was delightful. We had a fast team and a perfectly smooth road. There were towering cliffs on our left, and the pretty Lago di Lecco on our right, and every now and then it rained on us}}
== Trivia ==
::[[Mark Twain]], ''[[Innocents Abroad]]'', chapter 21.
{{trivia|date=July 2008}}
*George Lynch of [[Dokken]] states Le Tekrø's solo for "Caught between the Tigers" is "a real face-melter. It's spine-tingling."{{Fact|date=June 2007}}
*He owns his own studio located in the woods of Toten, Norway called Studio Studio.<ref>www.studiostudio.no</ref>


{{clear}}
==Discography==
<center><gallery>
===TNT===
Image:Lecco e il Monte San Martino.JPG|Lecco and Monte San Martino.
* ''[[TNT (TNT album)|TNT]]'' (1982)
Image:Lecco-4-16-04-2006.jpg|View of Lecco.
* ''[[Knights of the New Thunder]]'' (1984)
Image:Lecco Grigna.jpg|Piazza XX Settembre, in the centre of the town, and the San Martino mountain.
* ''[[Tell No Tales]]'' (1987)
</gallery></center>
* ''[[Intuition (album)|Intuition]]'' (1989)
[[Image:Lecco e il suo lago.JPG|thumb|600px|center|View of Lecco and the Lecco branch of [[Lake Como]], from the Piansciresa plain of [[Monte Barro]].]]
* ''[[Realized Fantasies]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Three Nights in Tokyo]] (Live)'' (1992)
* ''[[Firefly (TNT album)|Firefly]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Transistor (TNT album)|Transistor]]'' (1999)
* ''Give me a Sign'' EP (2003)
* ''[[My Religion (album)|My Religion]]'' (2004)
* ''[[All the Way to the Sun]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Live in Madrid]]'' - CD + DVD package (2006)
* ''[[The New Territory]]'' (2007)


==External links==
===Solo and collaborated records===
{{commons-inline}}
* ''Wonderland'' (Embee Normann) (1993)
*[http://www.comune.lecco.it/ The official website of the city council] {{it icon}}
* ''Dedicated to Thin Lizzy'' (Bad Habitz) (1993)
*[http://www.aptlecco.com/da_visitare_elenco.php?tipo=Castelli%2CChiese%2CLuoghi+culturali%2CMusei%2COasi+Naturali%2CVille&localita=1 Visitor attractions in Lecco] {{it}}, from the site of the Lecco APT, an official body for the promotion of tourism.
* ''Vagabond'' ([[Vagabond]]) (1994)
* ''A Huge Fan Of Life ([[Vagabond]]) (1995)
* ''Rypdal & Tekrø'' ([[Terje Rypdal]]) (RCA 74321 242962) (1997)
* ''Rypdal/Tekrø II'' ([[Terje Rypdal]]) (1997)
* ''Starfire'' ([[Jorn Lande]]) 2000- Guest on "The Day the Earth Caught Fire"
* ''Extra Strong String'' (2000)
* ''Magica Lanterna'' (2002)
* ''Under the Misteltoe'' (Evil Elf Band) (2002)
* ''The Radiosong'' ([[Terje Rypdal]]) (2002)
* ''Camouflage'' (Wild Willy's Gang) (2005)
* ''Unlocking the Past''(Jorn Lande)(2007)(guest on "The Day the Earth Caught Fire" rerecording)
* ''Kingdom of Norway'' (2007)


{{Province of Lecco}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Lago di Como}}


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==Literature==
[[Category:Valsassina]]
* Østbø, Stein ''Hekta : Ronni Le Tekrø : et liv i rock'', N.W. Damm & Søn AS, Oslo (September 2007), 211 pages, ISBN 978-82-04-13130-0 (includes CD)


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Revision as of 20:26, 10 October 2008

Lecco
Comune
Comune di Lecco
View of Lecco from Piani d'Erna, under mount Resegone.
View of Lecco from Piani d'Erna, under mount Resegone.
Location of Lecco
Map
Lecco is located in Italy
Lecco
Lecco
Location of Lecco in Italy
Lecco is located in Lombardy
Lecco
Lecco
Lecco (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°51′N 09°24′E / 45.850°N 9.400°E / 45.850; 9.400
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceLecco (LC)
FrazioniAcquate, Belledo, Bonacina, Castello, Chiuso, Germanedo, Laorca, Lecco, Maggianico, Malavedo, Olate, Pescarenico, Rancio, San Giovanni, Santo Stefano
Government
 • MayorAntonella Faggi (since 2006-05-30)
Area
[1]
 • Total45.93 km2 (17.73 sq mi)
Elevation
214 m (702 ft)
Population
 (December 31, 2006)[2]
 • Total47,006
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
DemonymLecchesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23900
Dialing code0341
Patron saintSan Nicolò
Saint dayDecember 6
Websitewww.comune.lecco.it

Lecco is an Italian city of c. 47,000 inhabitants set in Lombardy, 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Milan, and is the capital of the province of Lecco. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch named Lake of Lecco). The Prealps rise to the north and east, cut through by the Valsassina of which Lecco marks the southern end.

The lake narrows to form the river Adda, so bridges were built to improve road communications with Como and Milan. There are three bridges crossing the river Adda in Lecco: the Azzone Visconti Bridge (1336-1338), the Kennedy Bridge (1956) and the Alessandro Manzoni Bridge (1985).

Its economy used to be based on industry (iron manufacturers), but now it is mainly tertiary.

History

Archaeological finds demonstrate the presence of Celtic settlement in the area before the arrival of the Romans. The latter built a castrum here and made it an important road hub. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Lombards captured the town in the 6th century; they were followed by the Franks, who made Lecco the seat of a countship and, later, of a frontier Mark.

Emperor Otto I spent a long time in Lecco, quenching the 964 revolt against the Holy Roman Empire led by Lecco’s count Attone. Later it became a possession of the Milanese monastery of St. Ambrose. Conrad II also stayed in Lecco, in the attempt to free it from the church, but as the result of the ensuing wars the city was subjected by Milan. It subsequently followed the history of the Duchy of Milan and of Lombardy. In the early 16th century it was briefly ruled by the condottiere Gian Giacomo Medici.

During World War II it was an important centre of the partisan war against the German occupation.

Sport

The town’s football team Calcio Lecco 1912 currently play in Serie C1. Their traditional rivalry with the Como team is marked by the so-called Derby del Lario which last took place in the 2001 season when both teams were competing in Serie C1.

Notable Lecchesi

Cultural references

Alessandro Manzoni set the events in the first half of The Betrothed in Lecco, a town he knew deeply since he had spent part of his childhood there.

We voyaged by steamer down the Lago di Lecco, through wild mountain scenery, and by hamlets and villas, and disembarked at the town of Lecco. They said it was two hours, by carriage to the ancient city of Bergamo, and that we would arrive there in good season for the railway train. We got an open barouche and a wild, boisterous driver, and set out. It was delightful. We had a fast team and a perfectly smooth road. There were towering cliffs on our left, and the pretty Lago di Lecco on our right, and every now and then it rained on us

Mark Twain, Innocents Abroad, chapter 21.
  • Lecco and Monte San Martino.
    Lecco and Monte San Martino.
  • View of Lecco.
    View of Lecco.
  • Piazza XX Settembre, in the centre of the town, and the San Martino mountain.
    Piazza XX Settembre, in the centre of the town, and the San Martino mountain.
View of Lecco and the Lecco branch of Lake Como, from the Piansciresa plain of Monte Barro.

External links

Media related to Lecco at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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