Castro (Lombardy)

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Castro
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Castro (Italy)
Castro
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Bergamo  (BG)
Local name Càster
Coordinates 45 ° 48 '  N , 10 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 48 '0 "  N , 10 ° 4' 0"  E
height 200  m slm
surface 4 km²
Residents 1,292 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 323 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 24063
prefix 035
ISTAT number 016065
Popular name Castrensi
Patron saint San Giacomo u. San Lorenzo
Website Castro

Castro is a municipality with 1292 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy .

geography

Castro is located 42 km northeast of the provincial capital Bergamo on the west bank of Lake Iseo . The community is a member of the Comunità Montana Alto Sebino .

The neighboring municipalities are Lovere , Pianico , Pisogne (BS) and Solto Collina .

History and sights

In 1391 and 1422 Castro is mentioned as the center of a larger independent municipality, in 1491 it belongs to "Solto, Riva e uniti". In 1742 Castro became an autonomous municipality with the contrada La Rocca and at the end of the century had 276 inhabitants. An increase in the population was recorded during the time of the Lombardy-Venetian kingdom (1853: 401), it became significantly stronger after 1900 and reached its peak in the 1951 census with 1736 inhabitants. Since then the trend has reversed again.

The historic village is located around the old parish church dedicated to San Giacomo. The church was built between the fourteenth and the fifteenth centuries.

San Lorenzo Church

The church was replaced by a new parish church, built in 1969, also dedicated to San Giacomo. In this valuable works from the old parish were taken over.

There is also the church of San Lorenzo, which dates from the 12th century and was built in Romanesque style, and the church of "the Nativity of Mary", which was built in the 13th century. It contains frescoes from the 16th century.

Web links

Commons : Castro (Lombardy)  - 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.