Lombardy is one of the twenty administrative regions in Italy, located in the north of the country, between Switzerland in the north and the rivers: Po in the south, Ticino in the west, and Mincio in the east.
Its name comes from the Germanic tribe of the Lombards, who conquered northern Italy in the 6th century. The capital of Lombardy is Milan, and the most important cities in this region are Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona, Pavia, and Varese.
The southern part of Lombardy is occupied by the Po Plain, and the northern part by the Alps. In the foothills of the Alps, there are glacial lakes, the largest are Maggiore, Como, Garda, Iseo, and Lugano. Lombardy is the richest and most economically developed region of Italy.
