Capriate San Gervasio

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Capriate San Gervasio
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Capriate San Gervasio (Italy)
Capriate San Gervasio
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Bergamo  (BG)
Local name Cavriàt San Gervàs
Coordinates 45 ° 37 '  N , 9 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 37 '0 "  N , 9 ° 32' 0"  E
height 190  m slm
surface 5.83 km²
Residents 8,241 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 1,414 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 24042
prefix 02
ISTAT number 016051
Popular name Capriatesi
Patron saint Sant'Alessandro (August 26th)
Website Capriate San Gervasio

Capriate San Gervasio is a city in the province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy with 8,241 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

The neighboring communities or cities are Bottanuco , Brembate , Canonica d'Adda , Filago , Trezzo sull'Adda ( MI ) and Vaprio d'Adda (MI).

Attractions

  • There are many noteworthy buildings in the city including the Villa Valsecchi, home of a religious order, the town hall and the bridge over the Adda river. The parish church of Sant'Alessandro was built at the beginning of the 20th century. There are numerous frescoes inside. Other churches in the parish are: the church of San Gervasio e Protasio, the parish of Crespi d'Adda, the oratory of San Rocco.
  • The workers' settlement of Crespi d'Adda is best known . In 1995, UNESCO recognized Crespi as only the fifth site in the world for the history of industry as a World Heritage Site.
  • In Capriate San Gervasio there is the amusement park Minitalia - Leolandia.

Sons and daughters

Web links

Commons : Capriate San Gervasio  - 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.