{"product_id":"lombardy-italy-flags-3x5-feet-68d-brass-grommets","title":"Lombardy Italy Flags 3x5 Feet 68D Brass Grommets Lombardi 2026 Winter Olympics","description":"\u003cp\u003eLombardy[b] (Lombard and Italian: Lombardia;[a][c] Romansh: Lumbardia) is an administrative region of Italy that covers 23,844 km2 (9,206 sq mi); it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is located between the Alps mountain range and tributaries of the river Po, and includes Milan, its capital, whose metropolitan area ia the largest in the country and among the largest in the EU.[9]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts territory is divided into 1,502\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comuni\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Comuni\"\u003ecomuni\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(the region with the largest number of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ecomuni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the entire national territory),\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-comuni_13-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lombardy#cite_note-comuni-13\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e10\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edistributed among 12 administrative subdivisions (11\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Provinces_of_Italy\" title=\"Provinces of Italy\"\u003eprovinces\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eplus the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Metropolitan_City_of_Milan\" title=\"Metropolitan City of Milan\"\u003eMetropolitan City of Milan\u003c\/a\u003e). The region ranks first in Italy in terms of population, population density, and number of local authorities, while it is fourth in terms of surface area, after\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sicily\" title=\"Sicily\"\u003eSicily\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piedmont\" title=\"Piedmont\"\u003ePiedmont\u003c\/a\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sardinia\" title=\"Sardinia\"\u003eSardinia\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-tuttitalia_14-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lombardy#cite_note-tuttitalia-14\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e11\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the second-most populous\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Region_(Europe)\" title=\"Region (Europe)\"\u003eregion of the European Union\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(EU),\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-pop_15-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lombardy#cite_note-pop-15\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e12\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_European_Union_regions_by_GDP\" title=\"List of European Union regions by GDP\"\u003esecond region of the European Union\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby nominal GDP.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-GDP_16-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lombardy#cite_note-GDP-16\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e13\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLombardy is the leading\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-first_17-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lombardy#cite_note-first-17\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e14\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eregion of Italy in terms of economic importance,\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-huffingtonpost_18-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lombardy#cite_note-huffingtonpost-18\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e15\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtributing to approximately one-fifth of the national\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gross_domestic_product\" title=\"Gross domestic product\"\u003egross domestic product\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(GDP).\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-19\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lombardy#cite_note-19\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e16\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-20\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lombardy#cite_note-20\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e17\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt is also a member of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Four_Motors_for_Europe\" title=\"Four Motors for Europe\"\u003eFour Motors for Europe\u003c\/a\u003e, an international economic organization whose other members are\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg\" title=\"Baden-Württemberg\"\u003eBaden-Württemberg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Germany,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catalonia\" title=\"Catalonia\"\u003eCatalonia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Spain, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auvergne-Rh%C3%B4ne-Alpes\" title=\"Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes\"\u003eAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein France. Milan is the economic capital of Italy\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-prologis_21-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lombardy#cite_note-prologis-21\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e18\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand is a global centre for business, fashion and finance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf the 58\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"UNESCO World Heritage Site\"\u003eUNESCO World Heritage Sites\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Italy, 11 are in Lombardy, tying it with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Castile_and_Le%C3%B3n\" title=\"Castile and León\"\u003eCastile and León\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein northwest-central Spain.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-22\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lombardy#cite_note-22\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e19\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e2026 Winter Olympics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Italian_language\" title=\"Italian language\"\u003eItalian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci lang=\"it\"\u003eOlimpiadi invernali del 2026\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), officially the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eXXV Winter Olympic Games\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and commonly known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMilano Cortina 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is an international \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multi-sport_event\" title=\"Multi-sport event\"\u003emulti-sport event\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e currently taking place from 6 to 22 February 2026 at sites across \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lombardy\" title=\"Lombardy\"\u003eLombardy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northeast_Italy\" title=\"Northeast Italy\"\u003eNortheast Italy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with competition in selected events beginning 4 February 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Aosta Valley (Valle d'Aosta) is Italy's smallest autonomous region, located in the northwestern Alps, bordered by France and Switzerland, and known for its stunning mountain scenery, including Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn, and Gran Paradiso. It's a popular destination for winter sports, hiking, and exploring medieval castles, with a unique French and Italian cultural blend reflected in its language and cuisine. The capital, Aosta, is rich in Roman history, earning it the nickname \"Rome of the Alps\". \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Aosta Valley (Italian: Valle d'Aosta [ˈvalle daˈɔsta]), officially the Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley,[a] is a mountainous autonomous region[8] in northwestern Italy. It is bordered by Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, to the west; by Valais, Switzerland, to the north; and by Piedmont, Italy, to the south and east. The regional capital is Aosta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAosta Valley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eValle d'Aosta (Italian)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVallée d'Aoste (French)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVal d'Aoûta (Arpitan)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1031–1032,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Humbert_I_of_Savoy\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Humbert I of Savoy\"\u003eHumbert I of Savoy\u003c\/a\u003e, the founder of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/House_of_Savoy\" title=\"House of Savoy\"\u003eHouse of Savoy\u003c\/a\u003e, received the title\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCount of Aosta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom Emperor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Conrad_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor\" title=\"Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor\"\u003eConrad II\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franconia\" title=\"Franconia\"\u003eFranconian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eline and built himself a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fort_Bard\" title=\"Fort Bard\"\u003ecommanding fortification at Bard\u003c\/a\u003e. Saint\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anselm_of_Canterbury\" title=\"Anselm of Canterbury\"\u003eAnselm of Canterbury\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas born in Aosta in 1033 or 1034. The region was divided among strongly fortified castles, and in 1191,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_I_of_Savoy\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Thomas I of Savoy\"\u003eThomas I of Savoy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efound it necessary to grant to the communes a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharte des franchises\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\"Charter of Liberties\") which preserved autonomy—rights that were fiercely defended until 1770, when they were revoked to tie Aosta more closely to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piedmont\" title=\"Piedmont\"\u003ePiedmont\u003c\/a\u003e, but which were again demanded during post-Napoleonic times. In the mid-13th century,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frederick_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor\" title=\"Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor\"\u003eEmperor Frederick II\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emade the County of Aosta a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Duchy\" title=\"Duchy\"\u003educhy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(see\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Duke_of_Aosta\" title=\"Duke of Aosta\"\u003eDuke of Aosta\u003c\/a\u003e), and its arms charged with a lion rampant were carried in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Savoy\" title=\"Savoy\"\u003eSavoy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003earms until the reunification of Italy in 1870.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-15\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aosta_Valley#cite_note-15\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e14\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe region remained part of Savoy lands, with the exceptions of French occupations from 1539 to 1563, later in 1691, and then between 1704 and 1706. It was also ruled by the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_French_Empire\" title=\"First French Empire\"\u003eFirst French Empire\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebetween 1800 and 1814. During French rule, it was part of Aoste\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arrondissement\" title=\"Arrondissement\"\u003earrondissement\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doire_(department)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Doire (department)\"\u003eDoire\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edepartment.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Gallica_16-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aosta_Valley#cite_note-Gallica-16\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e15\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAs part of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Sardinia\" title=\"Kingdom of Sardinia\"\u003eKingdom of Sardinia\u003c\/a\u003e, it joined the new\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Italy\" title=\"Kingdom of Italy\"\u003eKingdom of Italy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1861.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrench forces briefly controlled the area at the end of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e, but withdrew under British and American pressure.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-17\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aosta_Valley#cite_note-17\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e16\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe region gained\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Autonomous_regions_with_special_statute_(Italy)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Autonomous regions with special statute (Italy)\"\u003especial autonomous status\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eafter the end of World War II; the province of Aosta ceased to exist in 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly inhabitants of the Aosta Valley were Celts and Ligures, whose language heritage remains in some local placenames. Rome conquered the region from the local Salassi around 25 BC and founded Augusta Prætoria Salassorum (modern-day Aosta) to secure the strategic mountain passes, and they went on to build bridges and roads through the mountains. Thus, the name Valle d'Aosta literally means \"Valley of Augustus\".[13]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FLAGS BY THE DOZEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53796239081756,"sku":null,"price":18.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0249\/7898\/0942\/files\/mmexport1769395841512.jpg?v=1769396538","url":"https:\/\/flagsbythedozen.com\/products\/lombardy-italy-flags-3x5-feet-68d-brass-grommets","provider":"FLAGS BY THE DOZEN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}