Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII

Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII
Country	Italy
region	Lombardy
province	Bergamo  (BG)
Coordinates	45 ° 42 ′  N , 9 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  E
height	305  m slm
surface	5 km²
Residents	4,497 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	899 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	24039
prefix	035
ISTAT number	016203
Popular name	Sottomontesi
Patron saint	John the Baptist John XXIII
Website	www.comune.sottoilmontegiovannixxiii.bg.it

Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII (short name Sotto il Monte ; in German about "below the mountain") is a municipality in northern Italy , in the province of Bergamo and the region of Lombardy .

The community has 4,497 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It owes its official nickname (like the giant Pio X ) to its most famous son, Angelo Roncalli, who later became Pope John XXIII. ( Italian Giovanni XXIII ).

Parish partnership

Since 2009 there has been a partnership with the Bavarian community Marktl am Inn, birthplace of Pope Benedict XVI.

Daughters and sons of the church

• Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (1881–1963), Pope John XXIII from 1958, canonized in 2014.
• Roberta Bonanomi (* 1966), racing cyclist

Individual evidence

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

Web links

Commons : Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

panorama

Monastery Church of Sant'Egidio