Barzana

Barzana
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Bergamo (BG)
Coordinates	45 ° 44 ' N , 9 ° 34' E Coordinates: 45 ° 44 '0 " N , 9 ° 34' 0" E
height	300 m slm
surface	2 km²
Residents	2,001 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	1,001 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	24030
prefix	035
ISTAT number	016021
Popular name	Barzanesi
Patron saint	San Rocco
Website	www.comune.barzana.bg.it

Barzana is an Italian commune ( comune ) in the province of Bergamo in the Lombardy region with 2001 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

San Rocco Church

Barzana is located about nine kilometers northwest of the provincial capital Bergamo in the Val Imagna and is a member of the Comunità Montana Valle Imagna .

The neighboring communities are Almenno San Bartolomeo , Brembate di Sopra , Mapello and Palazzago .

history

Until 1797 Barzana belonged to Ponte San Pietro . In 1810 it was united with Palazzago. In 1809 there were 267 inhabitants. In the Lombard-Venetian Kingdom independent again, the census revealed in the establishment of the Kingdom of Italy 414 inhabitants. The population grew continuously to 643 by 1921. With slight fluctuations, the level could just be maintained until 1951 (624), since then a sustained increase has been recorded.

literature

Gabriele Medolago: Barzana ed il suo territorio . Comune di Barzana, undated 1995.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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

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