Comune di Bergamo

Bergamo
Comune
Città di Bergamo
The iconic skyline of the old fortified Upper City
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Città dei Mille ("City of the Thousand")
Map of the old walled Upper City of Bergamo
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Coordinates: 45°41′42″N 9°40′12″E / 45.69500°N 9.67000°E / 45.69500; 9.67000Coordinates: 45°41′42″N 9°40′12″E / 45.69500°N 9.67000°E / 45.69500; 9.67000
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Province	Province of Bergamo (BG)
Government
• Mayor	Giorgio Gori (PD)
Area
• Total	40.16 km2 (15.51 sq mi)
Elevation	249 m (817 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	121,200
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,800/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
Website	www.comune.bergamo.it

Fortified Upper City of Bergamo
Native name Città Alta di Bergamo
Bergamo Upper City skyline
Location	Bergamo, Natural Park of Bergamo Hills  Lombardy  Italy
Area	Bergamo, Lombardy, Northern Italy
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Cultural
Criteria	iii, iv
Designated	2017 (41 Session)
Part of	Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da Mar
Reference no.	1533
Region	Europe and North America

Bergamo (Italian: [ˈbɛrɡamo]  listen ; Lombard: Bèrghem  listen  or Bergum; from Latin Bergomum, a Celtic or Pre-Celtic toponym), also called La Città dei Mille ('The City of the Thousand') is a city in Lombardy, northern Italy, about 30 km (19 mi) from Switzerland, 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Milan, and about 30 km (19 mi) from the Alpine lakes Como and Iseo. The foothills of the Bergamo Alps begin immediately north of the town, where legend has it that Leonardo da Vinci visited the famous water source of S.Pellegrino, in San Pellegrino Terme.