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Bergamo
Bèrghem (Lombard) | |
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| Città di Bergamo | |
 The skyline of the old fortified Città Alta | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Città dei Mille ('City of the Thousand') | |
 Map of the old walled Upper City of Bergamo | |
Location of Bergamo  | |
  Bergamo Location of Bergamo in Lombardy  Bergamo Bergamo (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°41′42″N 9°40′12″E / 45.69500°N 9.67000°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Province of Bergamo (BG) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elena Carnevali (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.16 km2 (15.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 249 m (817 ft) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 121,200 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bergamasque Bergamaschi (Italian) Bergamàsch (Eastern Lombard) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 24100 |
| Dialing code | (+39) 035 |
| Website | www |
Bergamo (Italian: [ˈbɛrɡamo] ; Bergamasque: Bèrghem [ˈbɛrɡɛm] ) is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Milan, and about 30 km (19 mi) from the alpine lakes Como and Iseo and 70 km (43 mi) from Garda and Maggiore. The Bergamo Alps (Alpi Orobie) begin immediately north of the city.
With a population of around 120,000, Bergamo is the fourth-largest city in Lombardy. Bergamo is the seat of the province of Bergamo, which counts over 1,103,000 residents (2020). The metropolitan area of Bergamo extends beyond the administrative city limits, spanning over a densely urbanized area with slightly less than 500,000 inhabitants.[3] The Bergamo metropolitan area is itself part of the broader Milan metropolitan area, home to over 8 million people.[4][5][6]
The city of Bergamo is composed of an old walled core, known as Città Alta ('Upper Town'), nestled within a system of hills, and the modern expansion in the plains below. The upper town is encircled by massive Venetian defensive systems that are a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 9 July 2017.[7]
Bergamo is well connected to several cities in Italy, thanks to the motorway A4 stretching on the axis between Milan, Verona, and Venice. The city is served by Il Caravaggio International Airport, the third-busiest airport in Italy with 12.3 million passengers in 2017. Bergamo is the second most visited city in Lombardy after Milan.[8][9]
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