Caprino Bergamasco

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Caprino Bergamasco
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Caprino Bergamasco (Italy)
Caprino Bergamasco
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Bergamo  (BG)
Coordinates 45 ° 45 ′  N , 9 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  E
height 315  m slm
surface 8 km²
Residents 3,086 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 386 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 24030
prefix 035
ISTAT number 016052
Popular name Caprinesi
Patron saint San Biagio
Website Caprino Bergamasco

Caprino Bergamasco is an Italian municipality in the province of Bergamo in the Lombardy region with 3086 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

Caprino Bergamasco is located 15 km northwest of the provincial capital Bergamo and 40 km northeast of the metropolis of Milan.

The neighboring municipalities are Cisano Bergamasco , Palazzago , Pontida , Roncola and Torre de 'Busi ( LC ).

Attractions

  • In the historical center of the municipality there is a tower, built around 1260, which is reminiscent of the medieval period. The remains of another tower can be found higher up.
  • Palazzo Sozzi from the 18th century
  • The parish church of San Biagio was built in 1760 on the model of the church of San Fedele in Milan and contains a painting by the painter Giovan Battista Discepoli (1590-1654).
  • Parish of Celana

Web links

Commons : Caprino Bergamasco  - 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.