Cavernago

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Cavernago
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Cavernago (Italy)
Cavernago
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Bergamo  (BG)
Local name Caernàch
Coordinates 45 ° 38 '  N , 9 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 38 '0 "  N , 9 ° 46' 0"  E
height 199  m slm
surface 7 km²
Residents 2,635 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 376 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 24050
prefix 035
ISTAT number 016066
Popular name Cavernaghesi
Patron saint San Marco
Website Cavernago

Cavernago is a municipality in the province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy with 2635 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

Cavernago is located eleven km southeast of the provincial capital Bergamo and 50 km northeast of the metropolis of Milan.

The neighboring communities are Calcinate , Ghisalba , Grassobbio , Seriate , Urgnano and Zanica .

Attractions

  • Castello di Cavernago , originally owned by the Bergamo Cathedral Chapter, was enlarged by Bartolomeo Colleoni and equipped with an arcaded courtyard; later it came to the Counts Giovannelli, then to the Counts Mazzotti Biancinelli and still belongs to the Prince Gonzaga di Vescovato.
  • Castello di Malpaga , acquired by Bartolomeo Colleoni in 1456 and decorated with important frescoes.

  • Castello di Cavernago

  • Castello di Malpaga

Web links

Commons : Cavernago  - 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.