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The regions of Italy (Italian: regioni d'Italia) are the first-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic, constituting its second NUTS administrative level. [1] There are twenty regions, five of which are autonomous regions with special status .
Lombardy has a surface area of 23,861 km 2 (9,213 sq mi), and is the fourth-largest region of Italy after Sicily, Piedmont and Sardinia. [11] It is bordered by Canton Ticino and Canton Grisons of Switzerland to the north, and by the Italian regions of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Veneto to the east, Emilia-Romagna to the south and Piedmont ...
Relief map of Veneto. Veneto is the 8th largest region in Italy, with a total area of 18,398.9 km 2 (7,103.9 sq mi). It is located in the north-eastern part of Italy and is bordered to the east by Friuli-Venezia Giulia, to the south by Emilia-Romagna, to the west by Lombardy and to the north by Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Italy, [a] officially the Italian Republic, [b] is a country in Southern [12] and Western [13] [c] Europe.It consists of a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. [15]
Simple English; Slovenčina; Slovenščina; ... Pages in category "Regions of Italy" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
Emilia-Romagna is considered one of the richest regions of Italy with regard to its gastronomic and wine-making tradition. The region is known for its egg and filled pasta made with soft wheat flour. Bologna is notable for pasta dishes like tortellini, lasagne, gramigna and tagliatelle made by sfoglini out of sfoglia. These are found also in ...
The emblem of the region superimposed upon a field of white, with a red bar and the words "Regione Emilia-Romagna" below. The emblem represents the geographical profile of the region. According to the designer, the curved line represents the Po river and nature, while the straight line represents the road and the work of man.
The southern economy greatly suffered after the Italian unification, and the process of industrialisation was interrupted. This situation of persistent backwardness in the socioeconomic development of the regions of southern Italy compared to the other regions of the country, especially the northern ones, is known as the southern question.