Gandino

Gandino
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Bergamo  (BG)
Local name	Gandì
Coordinates	45 ° 49 '  N , 9 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 48 '42 "  N , 9 ° 54' 11"  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

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