Capriate San Gervasio
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lombardy | |
province | Bergamo (BG) | |
Local name | Cavriàt San Gervàs | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 37 ' N , 9 ° 32' 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
- Maurizio Claudio Bravi (* 1962), Roman Catholic clergyman and diplomat of the Holy See
Web links
Commons : Capriate San Gervasio - 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.