Adro

Adro
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Brescia  (BS)
Local name	Vein
Coordinates	45 ° 37 '  N , 9 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 37 '0 "  N , 9 ° 57' 0"  E
height	271  m slm
surface	14 km²
Residents	7,251 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	518 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	25030
prefix	030
ISTAT number	017002
Popular name	Adrensi
Patron saint	John the Baptist
Website	Adro

Panorama of Adro

Adro is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 7251 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Brescia in Lombardy . The municipality is located about 24 kilometers northwest of Brescia and about 23 kilometers southeast of Bergamo and about 62 kilometers east-northeast of Milan in the Franciacorta . It is 6 kilometers to Lake Iseo.

history

Archaeological excavations in the district of Torbiato indicate a settlement in the Neolithic Age. Adro (as Atro ) was first mentioned in a document in 822. The fort was built between the 13th and 14th centuries. From 1426 to 1797, Adro was part of the Republic of Venice . Torbiato has been part of the municipality since 1928.

traffic

Together with the district of Borgonato in the neighboring municipality of Corte Franca, there is a train station on the Cremona – Iseo railway line .

Sons and daughters

• Guido Pelizzari (1898–1978), architect mainly active in Bolzano
• Ovidio Vezzoli (* 1956), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Fidenza
• Davide Calabria (born  December 6,  1996  in  Brescia ,  Italy ) is an  Italian  football player who is  under contract with  AC Milan .

literature

• Anna Ferrari-Bravo, Paola Colombini: Guida d'Italia. Lombardia (esclusa Milano). Milano 1987, p. 612.

Web links

Commons : Adro  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.