CalCo

Calco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lecco, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It is situated in the northern Italian plain between Milan and Lecco, and forms part of the broader Milanese cultural and economic area. The municipality covers a small geographic area and has a rural-to-suburban character, with agricultural land interspersed among residential settlements. The local economy traditionally centered on farming and small crafts, with gradual diversification toward services and light industry in the modern era. The community is governed by a mayor and a municipal council.

Calco's built environment includes a parish church and other historic buildings reflecting Lombard architectural traditions. Local traditions and festivals often center on religious and agricultural calendars, as is common in many Lombard towns.

Linguistically, calco is an Italian noun meaning a mold, imprint, cast, or copy. In Italian it is used in contexts such as stampage or impression. In English-language linguistics, a calque (calco in the sense of a loan translation) refers to a word or phrase borrowed from another language through direct translation and adaptation.

Calco is one of several small municipalities in the Lecco area that share a landscape of river valleys and agricultural land dotted with small villages. It is connected by local roads to nearby towns and regional centers.