Gerosa (Lombardy)

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Gerosa is a place and was a municipality in the province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy . Gerosa is located at 760 mslm Gerosa has been part of the Val Brembilla municipality since 2014 .

geography

Gerosa is located 20 km northwest of the provincial capital Bergamo and 50 km northeast of the metropolis of Milan.

The neighboring municipalities were Blello , Brembilla , Corna Imagna , Fuipiano Valle Imagna , San Giovanni Bianco , San Pellegrino Terme and Taleggio .

history

Gerosa merged with the municipality of Brembilla on February 4, 2014 to form the new municipality of Val Brembilla . On December 31, 2013, the municipality had 374 inhabitants on an area of ​​10 km².

Attractions

  • The parish church of Santa Croce was built in the 18th century. The church stands in the place of an earlier cult site from the 15th century. It is kept in the late baroque style.
  • The Assunzione di Maria church dates back to the 14th century and was built in Romanesque style.

Coordinates: 45 ° 51 '  N , 9 ° 34'  E