Maresana is a hill

Hill

A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...

 north of the city of Bergamo

Bergamo

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, in Lombardy

Lombardy

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, Italy

Italy

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. Its maximum elevation is 546 metres above sea level.

Maresana belongs to the cities and villages of Bergamo, Ponteranica

Ponteranica

Ponteranica is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km northeast of Milan and about 4 km northwest of Bergamo...

, Torre Boldone

Torre Boldone

Torre Boldone is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km northeast of Milan and about 3 km northeast of Bergamo, at the entrance of the Valle Seriana. Part of Torre Boldone's territory is part of Parco dei Colli di Bergamo-External links:*...

, and Ranica

Ranica

Ranica is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km northeast of Milan and about 5 km northeast of Bergamo...

. Its modern name was mentioned for the first time in the thirteenth century; it had previously been called Monte Torsillio.

In the past, the hill was planted with chestnut

Chestnut

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 trees whose nuts local farmers sold in the Bergamo market. Today the woods are in good condition because of the preservation work of the staff of the Parco Regionale dei colli di Bergamo (Bergamo Hills Regional Park).

The Church of San Marco alla Maresana (St Mark's on Maresana) was built on the hill in 1619. Since the 1950s, some houses for wealthy Bergamaschi have also been built on Maresana.