Calvenzano

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Calvenzano
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Calvenzano (Italy)
Calvenzano
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Bergamo  (BG)
Local name Calvensà
Coordinates 45 ° 30 '  N , 9 ° 36'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 30 '0 "  N , 9 ° 36' 0"  E
height 117  m slm
surface 5 km²
Residents 4,304 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 861 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 24040
prefix 0363
ISTAT number 016047
Popular name Calvenzanesi
Patron saint San Gottardo
Website Calvenzano

Calvenzano is a municipality in the province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy with 4304 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

Calvenzano is 25 km south of the provincial capital Bergamo and 35 km east of the metropolis of Milan .

The neighboring municipalities are Arzago d'Adda , Caravaggio , Casirate d'Adda , Misano di Gera d'Adda , Treviglio and Vailate (CR).

Attractions

One of the most historic buildings in the municipality is the castle. This was built in the 11th century. It is almost completely destroyed and only a little of the past splendor can be seen, but one tower is still very well preserved.

There are many sacred buildings in the region: the most important is undoubtedly the parish church dedicated to San Pietro and San Paolo . This dates from the eighteenth century and was expanded in the twentieth century. It contains paintings by local artists such as Bernardino Galliari and Paolo Gallinoni.

The other churches are the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin ( Oratorio della Beata Vergine Assunta ) with frescoes from the fifteenth century, the Oratory of the Dead, created due to the plague in the seventeenth century. There is also the church of Santa Maria dei Campi in the municipality .

Web links

Commons : Calvenzano  - 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.