Bergamo, Italy
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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. |
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| Nickname(s): Città dei Mille ("City of the Thousand") | |||
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| Coordinates: 45°42′N 9°40′E / 45.700°N 9.667°ECoordinates: 45°42′N 9°40′E / 45.700°N 9.667°E | |||
| 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) |
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| 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] 
listen ; Lombard: Bèrghem, 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[update], Bergamo is the second most visited city in Lombardy after Milan.
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