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Bergamo

Bergamo
Comune
Top: City skyline at sunrise. Second row. Left: Palazzo della Ragione and Bergamo Cathedral. Right: Cappella Colleoni. Third row. Left: asymptote architecture . Middle: Contarini Fountain in Piazza Vecchia. Right: Biblioteca Angelo Mai. Fourth row. Left: Bergamo–Albino light rail station. Right: Passeggiata in the central district.
Top: City skyline at sunrise.
Second row. Left: Palazzo della Ragione and Bergamo Cathedral. Right: Cappella Colleoni.
Third row. Left: asymptote architecture . Middle: Contarini Fountain in Piazza Vecchia. Right: Biblioteca Angelo Mai.
Fourth row. Left: Bergamo–Albino light rail station. Right: Passeggiata in the central district.
Flag of Bergamo
Flag
Coat of arms of Bergamo
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Città dei Mille ("City of the Thousand")
Bergamo is located in Italy
Bergamo
Bergamo
Location of Bergamo in Italy
Coordinates: 45°42′N 9°40′E / 45.700°N 9.667°E / 45.700; 9.667Coordinates: 45°42′N 9°40′E / 45.700°N 9.667°E / 45.700; 9.667
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province / Metropolitan city Bergamo (BG)
Government
 • Mayor Giorgio Gori (PD)
Area
 • Total 38.7 km2 (14.9 sq mi)
Elevation 249 m (817 ft)
Population (31 December 2015)
 • Total 119,381
 • Density 3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Bergamasque
Bergamaschi (Italian)
Bergamàsch (Eastern Lombard)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 24100
Dialing code (+39) 035
Patron saint Saint Alexander
Saint day 26 August

Bergamo (Italian: [ˈbɛrɡamo] About this sound listen ; Lombard: Bèrghem, About this sound listen ) is a city in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Milan and 30 km (19 mi) from the lakes Como and Iseo. The foothills of the Bergamo Alps begin immediately north of the town.

Bergamo is the seat of the Province of Bergamo. With a population of around 120,000, Bergamo is the fourth-largest city in Lombardy. The metropolitan area of Bergamo extends beyond the administrative city limits, spanning over a densely urbanized area with slightly less than 500,000 inhabitants.

The Bergamo metropolitan area is itself part of the broader Milan metropolitan area, home to over 8 million people. As of 2015, Bergamo is the second most visited city in Lombardy after Milan.


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