Almenno San Salvatore
Encyclopedia
Almenno San Salvatore is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Bergamo
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 45 km northeast of Milan
and about 9 km northwest of Bergamo
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,844 and an area of 4.8 km².
Almenno San Salvatore borders the following municipalities: Almè
, Almenno San Bartolomeo
, Paladina
, Strozza
, Ubiale Clanezzo
, Villa d'Almè
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Bergamo
Province of Bergamo
The Province of Bergamo is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,098,740 , an area of 2,722.86 square km, and contains 244 comuni...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 45 km northeast of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and about 9 km northwest of Bergamo
Bergamo
Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,844 and an area of 4.8 km².
Almenno San Salvatore borders the following municipalities: Almè
Almè
Almè is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km northeast of Milan and about 5 km northwest of Bergamo...
, Almenno San Bartolomeo
Almenno San Bartolomeo
Almenno San Bartolomeo is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km northeast of Milan and about 9 km northwest of Bergamo....
, Paladina
Paladina
Paladina is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 45 km northeast of Milan and about 5 km northwest of Bergamo...
, Strozza
Strozza
Strozza is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 45 km northeast of Milan and about 10 km northwest of Bergamo...
, Ubiale Clanezzo
Ubiale Clanezzo
Ubiale Clanezzo is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km northeast of Milan and about 10 km northwest of Bergamo...
, Villa d'Almè
Villa d'Almè
Villa d'Almè is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 45 km northeast of Milan and about 7 km northwest of Bergamo...
.
Churches
- Santuario della Madonna del CastelloSantuario della Madonna del Castello, Almenno San SalvatoreSantuario della Madonna del Castello |church]] in the town of Almenno San Salvatore, in the Bergamo and the region of Lombardy, Italy....
- San Giorgio in Lemine
- Santa Maria della Consolazione
- Pieve di Lemine
- Rotonda di San TomèRotonda di San Tomèthumb|300px|The Rotonda of San Tomè.thumb|300px|View of the interior towards the apse.thumb|300px|View of the matronaeum.The Rotonda di San Tomè thumb|300px|The Rotonda of San Tomè.thumb|300px|View of the interior towards the apse.thumb|300px|View of the matronaeum.The Rotonda di San Tomè...