Levate (Lombardy)

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Levate
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Levate (Italy)
Levate
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Bergamo  (BG)
Local name Leàt
Coordinates 45 ° 38 '  N , 9 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 38 '0 "  N , 9 ° 37' 0"  E
height 185  m slm
surface 5 km²
Residents 3,748 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 750 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 24040
prefix 035
ISTAT number 016126
Popular name Levatesi
Patron saint Santi Pietro and Paolo
Website Levate
town hall

Levate is a municipality in the province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy with 3748 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

Levate is 8 km southwest of the provincial capital Bergamo and 40 km northeast of the metropolis of Milan.

The neighboring municipalities are Comun Nuovo , Dalmine , Osio Sopra , Osio Sotto , Stezzano , Verdellino and Verdello .

Attractions

  • The parish church of Santi Pietro e Paolo was built in 1583 and expanded several times in the following centuries. The steeple dates from 1741. The church contains several valuable works of art.
  • The Santuario della Madonna del Bailino was brought to its present size in 1774. It is said to have been built for the first time around 1500. Inside there is a statue of the Madonna from the 15th century and an organ from 1827.

Web links

Commons : Levate  - 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.