Abbadia Lariana
Comune
Comune di Abbadia Lariana
Location of Abbadia Lariana
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Coordinates: 45°54′N 9°20′E / 45.900°N 9.333°E / 45.900; 9.333
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Lecco (LC)
Frazioni	Borbino, Castello, Chiesa Rotta, Crebbio, Linzanico, Lombrino, Molini, Novegolo, Onedo, Robianico, San Rocco, Zana
Government
• Mayor	Cristina Bartesaghi
Area [1]
• Total	16.67 km2 (6.44 sq mi)
Elevation	204 m (669 ft)
Population  (30 April 2017)[2]
• Total	3,209
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Demonym	Abbadiensi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	23821
Dialing code	0341
Patron saint	St. Lawrence
Website	Official website

Abbadia Lariana (Lecchese: Badia) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Milan and about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of Lecco. The village has about 3,280 inhabitants and its name comes from an abbey (abbazia in Italian) founded in the 9th century and later destroyed.

History

Archaeological excavations dated the first settlement to Roman period. The benedictine abbey was founded in 770 - 775 by the Lombardic King Desiderius^[3] and gave the name to the city. During the 17th to 19th centuries, the silk industry developed here, from 1817 led by the family of Pietro Monti, later by Cima.

Historical and cultural monuments

• San Lorenzo Church, famous picture Madonna della cintura con santi Agostino, Monica e Domenico
• Waterfall Cenghen
• Civico Museo Setificio Monti − city silk museum in a former silk factory of the family Monti