Torre Pallavicina
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Torre Pallavicina is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Bergamo
in the Italian
region of Lombardy
, located about 50 km east of Milan
and about 30 km southeast of Bergamo
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,093 and an area of 10.3 km².
The municipality of Torre Pallavicina contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Villanuova, Torre, and S.Maria in Campagna.
Torre Pallavicina borders the following municipalities: Fontanella
, Orzinuovi
, Pumenengo
, Roccafranca, Soncino.
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 30 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 1,093 and an area of 10.3 km².
The municipality of Torre Pallavicina contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Villanuova, Torre, and S.Maria in Campagna.
Torre Pallavicina borders the following municipalities: Fontanella
Fontanella, Italy
Fontanella is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km east of Milan and about 30 km southeast of Bergamo...
, Orzinuovi
Orzinuovi
Orzinuovi is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy.-History:It was founded in 1193 as a boundary fortress with a statute of the comune of Brescia, with the name of "Orci Novi". Its history thenceforth closely follows that of Brescia, therefore sharing the Venetian...
, Pumenengo
Pumenengo
Pumenengo is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km east of Milan and about 30 km southeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,512 and an area of 10.1 km².Pumenengo borders the following municipalities:...
, Roccafranca, Soncino.