Pontoglio
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lombardy | |
province | Brescia (BS) | |
Local name | Pontòi | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 34 ' N , 9 ° 51' E | |
height | 155 m slm | |
surface | 11.3 km² | |
Residents | 6,947 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 615 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 25037 | |
prefix | 030 | |
ISTAT number | 017150 | |
Popular name | Pontogliesi | |
Patron saint | Assumption of Mary , Anthony of Padua | |
Website | Pontoglio |
Pontoglio ( bridge over the Oglio ) is a northern Italian municipality ( comune ) with 6947 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Brescia in Lombardy . The municipality is located about 29 kilometers west-northwest of Brescia and about 19.5 kilometers southeast of Bergamo am Oglio . Pontoglio borders directly on the province of Bergamo . The place is at the Parco dell'Oglio Nord in the Brescian lowlands.
history
In the 12th century the place became famous due to the battles of Palosco and Malamorte. In 1575 and 1576 the place almost perished in the plague.
traffic
Pontoglio is crossed by the former Strada Statale 469 Sebbina Occidentale ( coming from Lovere and leading to Urago d'Oglio ), which is now downgraded to the provincial road.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.