Romano di Lombardia
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lombardy | |
province | Bergamo (BG) | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 31 ′ N , 9 ° 45 ′ 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
- 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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- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.