Cortenuova

Cortenuova
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Bergamo  (BG)
Coordinates	45 ° 32 '  N , 9 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 32 '0 "  N , 9 ° 47' 0"  E
height	133  m slm
surface	7 km²
Residents	1,941 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	277 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	24058
prefix	0363
ISTAT number	016083
Popular name	Cortenovesi
Patron saint	Santa Lucia
Website	Cortenuova

Cortenuova is an Italian municipality with 1941 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) southeast of Bergamo , in the province of Bergamo .

Cortenuova was mentioned in the late 9th century as the royal court of the Carolingians and belonged to the bishops of Bergamo since 915 and to the counts there since the 11th century. The place became famous through the Battle of Cortenuova , which took place there on 27./28. November 1237 took place. It ended with the defeat of the Lombard League and the victory of the Staufer Emperor Friedrich II.

The city itself was destroyed after the victory of the imperial troops and the population had fled to the surrounding villages. Cortenouva remained sparsely populated until the 15th century.

literature

• Hans Martin Schaller : Cortenuova . In: Lexikon des Mittelalters , Vol. 3, Col. 284.

Web links

Commons : Cortenuova  - 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.