    lombardy ( , lombard: lombardia lombard pronunciation: (mi) , (bg) ) is a nation. the capital is milan. 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. it is also the region with the most unesco world heritage sites in italy.italy: world heritage sites regione lombardia ==etymology== the word lombardy comes from lombard, which in turn is derived from late latin longobardus, langobardus (âa lombardâ), derived from the proto-germanic elements *langaz + *bardaz; equivalent to long beard. some sources derive the second element instead from proto-germanic *bardÇ­, *barduz (âaxeâ), related to german barte (âaxeâ).{{c
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