Carobbio degli Angeli
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Carobbio degli Angeli is a comune
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
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 region of Lombardy
Lombardy
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, located about 60 km northeast of Milan
Milan
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 and about 13 km southeast 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...

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Carobbio degli Angeli borders the following municipalities: Bolgare
Bolgare
-Bounding communes:*Gorlago*Carobbio degli Angeli*Chiuduno*Telgate*Grumello del Monte*Palosco*Calcinate*Costa di Mezzate-Coat of arms:The coat of arms are made up with a shield with red on the top-left and yellow on the other side and black on the bottom. The stem is colored with a lily leaf on...

, Chiuduno
Chiuduno
Chiuduno is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 15 km southeast of Bergamo, mid way between the Bergamo plain and the Valcalepio....

, Gandosso
Gandosso
Gandosso is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 20 km southeast of Bergamo...

, Gorlago
Gorlago
Gorlago is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 12 km southeast of Bergamo...

, Grumello del Monte
Grumello del Monte
Grumello del Monte is a comune of c. 6,000 inhabitants in the province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 15 km southeast of Bergamo....

, Trescore Balneario
Trescore Balneario
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History

The village has Roman origins. In the 14th century AD it received a castle. Later it was a possession of the Republic of Venice
Republic of Venice
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The current comune was created in 1928 through the merger of Carobbio and Santo Stefano degli Angeli.
  • Castello degli Angeli ("Castle of the Angels")
  • Villa Riccardi, used by the bishops of Bergamo for their leisure.
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