Borgo
The word Borgo is derived from the post-classical Latin Burgus 'fortified place' and has slight meanings such as "Flecken" or "Vorstadt". It is a common place name, especially in Italy .
Borgo is the name of the following geographical objects:
- Borgo (Corsica) , municipality in Corsica
- Borgo (Rione) , neighborhood of Rome
- Borgo a Mozzano , municipality in the province of Lucca
- Borgo d'Ale , municipality in the province of Vercelli
- Borgo di Terzo , municipality in the province of Bergamo
- Borgo Pace , municipality in the province of Pesaro e Urbino
- Borgo Priolo , municipality in the province of Pavia
- Borgo San Dalmazzo , municipality in the province of Cuneo
- Borgo San Giacomo , municipality in the province of Brescia
- Borgo San Giovanni , municipality in the province of Lodi
- Borgo San Lorenzo , municipality in the province of Florence
- Borgo San Martino , municipality in the province of Alessandria
- Borgo San Siro , municipality in the province of Pavia
- Borgo Santa Maria Immacolata , locality of the municipality of Pineto , Teramo, Abruzzo
- Borgo Ticino , municipality in the province of Novara
- Borgo Tossignano , municipality in the province of Bologna
- Borgo Val di Taro , municipality in the province of Parma
- Borgo Valsugana , municipality in the province of Trento
- Borgo Velino , municipality in the province of Rieti
- Borgo Vercelli , municipality in the province of Vercelli
such as:
- Tihuța Pass , also Borga, Borgo or Bârgău Pass, mountain pass in Romania
- Borgo Press , small US publisher specializing in science fiction
Borgo is the family name of the following people:
- Elliot del Borgo (1938–2013), American composer, music teacher and trumpeter
- Gerhard von Borgo San Donnino († after 1276), Italian Franciscan
- Giulio Borgo (* 1967), Italian grandmaster (chess)
See also:
