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Esino Lario () is a comune of the Province of Lecco in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about north of Milan, northwest of Lecco, and about from the eastern shore of Lake Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 772 and an area of .〔All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.〕 The municipality of Esino Lario contains the frazione of Bigallo and Ortanella. The origin of the settlement is documented by archaeological findings. The area around Esino Lario is surrounded by Alpine mountains, where the karst landscape has produced fossils, boulders and caves, of which the most well-known is the Icebox of Moncodeno. The municipality is part of the Mountain Community of Valsassina, Valvarrone, Val d'Esino and Riviera and is entirely within the Parco delle Grigna Settentrionale (Regional Park of the Northern Grigna). Esino Lario borders the following municipalities: Cortenova, Lierna, Mandello del Lario, Parlasco, Pasturo, Perledo, Primaluna, Taceno, Varenna. ==Geography== The town is located in the Alpine foothills along the north-eastern slopes of Grigna mountain group, from the eastern shore of Lake Como. It sits at the head of the small valley of Valsassina. The town consists of two distinct centres: Upper Esino and Lower Esino, located at an elevation of around ; other minor localities within the municipality are Cainallo, at almost above sea level, and Ortanella, a little less than . The district is entirely mountainous: the lowest point reached is , while the highest point is the summit of Grigne, .〔() 〕 The presence of dolomite (rocks composed of calcium carbonate and magnesium) in the area, common to rest of the foothills of the Alps of Lombardy, has led to the presence of numerous karst areas within the municipality. Of particular note is the Moncodeno, an extensive amphitheater located on the north of the northern Grigna at an altitude of between and , characterised by the presence of a large number of sinkholes (depressions in the ground) and almost 500 caves, formed by the combined action of the karst and erosion by ice that covered the area during the ice ages.〔() 〕 In one of these caves, the ''Icebox of Moncodeno'', are deposits of underground ice.〔 The locality is also characterised by the abundant presence of marine fossil deposits, a result of the geological history of the Alpine foothills, which emerged from the sea during the tectonic movements of the Alpine orogeny in the Cenozoic era. These deposits have long been studied by palaeontologists; among the first interested scholars was the geologist and palaeontologist Antonio Stoppani during the 19th century. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Esino Lario」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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