Gandino
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lombardy | |
province | Bergamo (BG) | |
Local name | Gandì | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 49 ' N , 9 ° 54' E | |
height | 553 m slm | |
surface | 29.14 km² | |
Residents | 5,367 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 184 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 24024 | |
prefix | 035 | |
ISTAT number | 016108 | |
Popular name | Gandinesi | |
Patron saint | San Valentino, San Quirino, San Flaviano | |
Website | www.comune.gandino.bg.it |
Gandino is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 5367 inhabitants (December 31, 2019) in the Province of Bergamo in the Region of Lombardy .
geography
Gandino is located 20 km northeast of the provincial capital Bergamo and 70 km northeast of the metropolis of Milan. The municipality extends over a height of 553 m up to 610 m slm
The neighboring municipalities are Casnigo , Cazzano Sant'Andrea , Cerete , Clusone , Endine Gaiano , Leffe , Peia , Ponte Nossa , Ranzanico , Rovetta and Sovere .
Attractions
- The 17th century convent of the Ursulines .
- The Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta , which dates back to the 15th century and was completed in its present form in 1640. This is in the Lombard Baroque style.
- The 15th century church of Santa Croce .
- The 14th century church of San Giuseppe .
- The 17th century church of San Pietro , like San Rocco , was built during the plague.
Personalities
- Angel Gelmi Bertocchi (1938–2016), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Cochabamba in Bolivia
Web links
Commons : Gandino - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.