Romano di Lombardia

Romano di Lombardia
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Bergamo  (BG)
Coordinates	45 ° 31 ′  N , 9 ° 45 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 31 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  E
height	120  m slm
surface	18 km²
Residents	20,810 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	1,156 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	24058
prefix	0363
ISTAT number	016183
Popular name	Romanesi
Patron saint	San Defendente
Website	www.comune.romano.it

Romano di Lombardia is a small town and municipality ( comune ) in the northern Italian province of Bergamo in Lombardy . The city is located about 45 kilometers east of Milan and about 25 kilometers from Bergamo in the Val Pardana . The municipality has had city rights since 1962 through a presidential decree.

Attractions

La Rocca

• The fortress ( ital. Rocca ) from the 12th century,
• Palazzo della Ragione , built in the 13th century with numerous frescoes and a portico. Formerly fish market. The building is believed to date from Roman antiquity, but it also has Gothic-style features (particularly the portico). The portico was created in the 14th century by Bartolomeo Colleoni .
• Basilica di San Defendente (16th century)
• Church of San Giuseppe, from the 12th century
• Baroque sanctuary Madonna della Fontana

Personalities of the city of Romano di Lombardia

• Bellino Crotti , confessor of Bartolomeo Colleoni
• Giovan Battista Caniana , architect and sculptor (1671–1754)
• Antonio Tadini , engineer (1754-1830)
• Giovanni Battista Rubini , tenor (1794-1854)
• Rinaldo Pigola , painter (1918–1999)
• Rosangela Bessi , Miss Italia 1990 (* 1972)

traffic

The station Romano is located on the Milan-Venice railway .

Web links

Commons : Romano di Lombardia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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