Palosco 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

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 50 km east 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 20 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...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,353 and an area of 10.4 km².

Palosco 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...

, Calcinate

Calcinate

Calcinate is a town and comune in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. Its economy is mostly based on industry.-History:...

, Cividate al Piano

Cividate al Piano

Cividate al Piano is a town and comune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy.In 1191 the municipal territory was the seat of the battle of Rudiano between the communes of Bergamo, supported by Cremona, and those of Brescia, supported by Milan....

, Martinengo

Martinengo

Martinengo is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km east of Milan and about 15 km southeast of Bergamo...

, Mornico al Serio

Mornico al Serio

Mornico al Serio is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km northeast of Milan and about 14 km southeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,632 and an area of 7.0 km².Mornico al Serio borders the following...

, Palazzolo sull'Oglio

Palazzolo sull'Oglio

Palazzolo sull'Oglio is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy, bordering the Province of Bergamo. Other nearby big towns are Chiari and Rovato.-History:...

, Pontoglio, Telgate

Telgate

Telgate 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...

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The surnames Paloschi y Palloschi are believed to be toponyms for Palosco (Palösch in