Molteno

Molteno is a comune (municipality) and a hill-top town in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Milan and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,206 and an area of 3.2 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi).

Geography

The central feature of the area is the isolated hill, “Il Ceppo”, on the top of which is the church of San Giorgio (patron saint of the region). The slopes around it are still partly covered in vines and mulberry trees.
The Molteno castle, which commanded the area from this hill in Medieval times, no longer exists.

Molteno is also the meeting point of the two main rivers of the area, the Bevera and the smaller Gandaloglio.

The municipality of Molteno contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages) Gaesso, Molino, Luzzana, Raviola, Pascolo, and Coroldo.

Molteno borders the following municipalities: Annone di Brianza, Bosisio Parini, Costa Masnaga, Garbagnate Monastero, Oggiono, Rogeno, Sirone.

Molteno (surname)

Molteno is a surname of Italian origin. Rare in Italy itself, it is occasionally found in the Italian diaspora.

Notable people with the surname include:

Molteno (disambiguation)

Molteno may refer to:

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