Trescore Balneario

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Trescore Balneario
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Trescore Balneario (Italy)
Trescore Balneario
Country Italy
region Lombardy
province Bergamo  (BG)
Coordinates 45 ° 42 '  N , 9 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 42 '0 "  N , 9 ° 51' 0"  E
height 271  m slm
surface 13.31 km²
Residents 9,771 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 734 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 24069
prefix 035
ISTAT number 016218
Popular name trescorensi
Patron saint St. Peter and St. Paul
Website http://www.comune.trescore-balneario.bg.it/
Oratory of the Villa Suardi with frescoes by Lorenzo Lotto , 1523–24

Trescore Balneario is a municipality ( comune ) in the province of Bergamo , Lombardy region , in northern Italy .

history

The city was first mentioned in a document in 996.

The area was already known for the baths in Roman antiquity , the warm springs were expanded by Bartolomeo Colleoni and are still in use today. Balneario stands for baths in the Italian language .

Attractions

  • The Torre Suardi (Suardi Tower) has been preserved from the 13th century .
  • The neoclassical cathedral contains paintings by the Venetian artists Antonio Balestra and Sebastiano Ricci .
  • Villa Suardi on the Tonale State Road has frescoes by Lorenzo Lotto from 1524 depicting the stories of Saint Barbara and Saint Brigida.
  • Also nearby is Villa Terzi , a notable example of 18th century property in northern Italy.

Community partnerships

Trescore Balneario has partnerships with the Spanish municipality of Zuera and with the Czech city of Čelákovice .

Sons and daughters

Web links

Commons : Trescore Balneario  - 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.