Dervio

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Dervio
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Dervio (Italy)
Dervio
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Lecco  (LC)
Local name Dérf
Coordinates 46 ° 5 ′  N , 9 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 5 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  E
height 220  m slm
surface 11 km²
Residents 2,614 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 238 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 23824
prefix 0341
ISTAT number 097030
Popular name Derviesi
Patron saint Simon Peter and Paul of Tarsus ( June 29 )
Website Dervio
Dervio, view from Monte Bregagno
Dervio, view from Monte Bregagno
The municipality of Dervio within the province of Lecco
Dervio
Corenno Plinio

Dervio is an Italian commune in the province of Lecco in the Lombardy region with 2614 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

Dervio is about 25 km northwest of the provincial capital Lecco and 70 km north of the metropolis of Milan , at the mouth of the Varronetal and at the foot of Monte Legnoncino and Monte Legnone . It is traversed by the Varrone River, on whose delta it rests. The municipality includes the fractions Corenno Plinio , Castello , Monastero , Borgo , La Foppa , Pianezzo , Monte , Roncacci , Villa , Balma and Ronchi di Vesgallo .

The municipality is divided into four districts: Borgo , in which the fishermen used to live, Villa , which is at a panoramic height, Castello , where there are ruins of a tower from the 3rd century and traces of older towers, and Corenno Plinio , the medieval village.

The neighboring municipalities are Bellano , Cremia ( CO ), Dorio , Valvarrone , Pianello del Lario (CO), San Siro (CO), Sueglio and Vendrogno .

population

Population development
year 1861 1871 1881 1901 1921 1931 1936 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2019
Residents 966 1020 1170 1570 1696 1775 1846 2168 2285 2736 2817 2782 2742 2681 2592

history

Grave goods from the Roman-Gallic culture testify to an early settlement. In the Middle Ages, the parish of Dervio was one of the largest on the east bank.

economy

The village is a popular holiday destination, arts and crafts center and has companies in the fields of metal processing, ceramics, paper production, feldspar extraction and its own shipyard.

Attractions

  • Parish Church of Santi Pietro e Paolo
  • Church of Santi Quirico e Giulitta
  • Oratory of San Leonardo
  • Villa Galperti
  • Castello di Corenno Plinio
  • The castle ruins of Castelvedro date from the 5th to 6th centuries. It was part of a defense system on the lakeshore to repel the raids of the barbarians from Raetia (Graubünden).
  • Torre di Orezia

Picture gallery

  • Dervio

  • Dervio, Corenno Plinio Group

  • Dervio, landing stage

  • Borgo faction in 1938

  • Landing pier 1930

  • Dervio on the river delta 1930

literature

  • Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 340.
  • Lombardia - Touring club italiano, Touring Editore (1999), ISBN 88-365-1325-5 , Dervio Online

Web links

Commons : Dervio  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Dervio on lombardiabeniculturali.it/architetture/
  • Dervio on tuttitalia.it/lombardia/
  • Dervio on comuni-italiani.it/
  • Dervio on lombardia.indettaglio.it (Italian)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.