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Lombardy ( ; (イタリア語:Lombardia) (:lombarˈdiːa); Lombard: ''Lombardia'', pronounced: (Western Lombard) , (Eastern Lombard) ) is one of the twenty administrative regions of Italy in the north-west of the country with an area of 23,844 square kilometers (9,206 sq mi). About 10 million people, or a sixth of Italy's population, lives in Lombardy and about a fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in the region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country. Milan, Lombardy's capital, is the second-largest city and the largest metropolitan area in Italy. ==Etymology== The word ''Lombardy'' comes from ''Lombard'', which in turn is derived from Late Latin ''Longobardus, Langobardus'' (“a Lombard”), derived from the Proto-Germanic elements '' *langaz + *bardaz''; equivalent to ''long beard''. Some sources derive the second element instead from Proto-Germanic '' *bardǭ, *barduz'' (“axe”), related to German ''Barte'' (“axe”). "Lombardy" referred during the early Middle Ages to the entire territory of Italy (known as Longobardia Major and Langobardia Minor) ruled by the Lombards, a Germanic tribe who conquered much of the Italian peninsula beginning in the 6th century. During the late Middle Ages, the term shifted meaning and was used to identify the whole of Northern Italy. 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「Lombardy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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