Brembate di Sopra
Encyclopedia
Brembate di Sopra is a comune
(municipality) 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
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,190 and an area of 4.3 km².
Brembate di Sopra borders the following municipalities: Almenno San Bartolomeo
, Barzana
, Mapello
, Ponte San Pietro
, Valbrembo
.
, mindful of the strategic importance of the nearby road connecting Bergamo to Como. Archeological finds have confirmed the existence of Roman military camps in the area.
The region was subsequently dominated by the Lombards who included it within the Duchy of Bergamo. The district is often included as part of Lemine during this period.
The earliest written records of Brembate date back to 856. The village, which takes its name from its proximity to the river Brembo, began to be referred to as 'Brembate di Sopra' (Upper Bremate) to distinguish it from Brembate di Sotto (now known simply as Brembate) to the south.
See also Yara Gambirasio
.
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 of 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 7 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 7,190 and an area of 4.3 km².
Brembate di Sopra borders the following municipalities: 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....
, Barzana
Barzana
Barzana is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of 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 1,645 and an area of 2.1 km².Barzana borders the following municipalities:...
, Mapello
Mapello
Mapello is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 9 km west of Bergamo...
, Ponte San Pietro
Ponte San Pietro
Ponte San Pietro is a comune in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 8 km west of Bergamo....
, Valbrembo
Valbrembo
Valbrembo is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 45 km northeast of Milan and about 4 km northwest of Bergamo...
.
History
The first urbanization here was the work of the RomansRoman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
, mindful of the strategic importance of the nearby road connecting Bergamo to Como. Archeological finds have confirmed the existence of Roman military camps in the area.
The region was subsequently dominated by the Lombards who included it within the Duchy of Bergamo. The district is often included as part of Lemine during this period.
The earliest written records of Brembate date back to 856. The village, which takes its name from its proximity to the river Brembo, began to be referred to as 'Brembate di Sopra' (Upper Bremate) to distinguish it from Brembate di Sotto (now known simply as Brembate) to the south.
See also Yara Gambirasio
Yara Gambirasio
Yara Gambirasio was a 13-year-old Italian girl killed on the evening of 26 November 2010.- Murder :At 18:43, Yara left the Brembate di Sopra sport center alone, but never arrived home 700 meters away...
.