Caravaggio (Lombardy)

Caravaggio
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Bergamo  (BG)
Local name	Careàs
Coordinates	45 ° 30 ′  N , 9 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 39 ′ 0 ″  E
height	111  m slm
surface	32 km²
Residents	16,297 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	509 inhabitants / km²
Factions	Masano, Vidalengo
Post Code	24043
prefix	0363
ISTAT number	016053
Popular name	Caravaggini
Patron saint	San Fermo and San Rustico
Website	Caravaggio

Caravaggio is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 16,297 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Bergamo , Lombardy .

geography

Caravaggio is located 24 km south of the provincial capital Bergamo , 39 km east of Milan and 52 km west of Brescia . The community has an area of ​​around 32 km². The height is given as 111  m slm .

history

The first written mention of Caravaggio (as Caravagio ) comes from the year 962. In the 14th and 15th centuries the village was occupied alternately by the troops of the states of Venice and Milan . The Basilica of Santa Maria del Fonte outside the city is a major pilgrimage destination.

The community is known as the place of origin of the family of the painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (* 1571).

sons and daughters of the town

• Polidoro da Caravaggio (actually Polidoro Caldara ; 1492–1543), painter
• Riccardo Montolivo (* 1985), football player
• Marino Morettini (1931–1990), racing cyclist, grew up in Caravaggio, where a square is named after him

Web links

Commons : Caravaggio (Lombardy)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.