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Caravaggio, Lombardy

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Caravaggio
Careàs (Lombard)
Città di Caravaggio
The Porta Nuova gate to the historical centre.
The Porta Nuova gate to the historical centre.
Coat of arms of Caravaggio
Location of Caravaggio
Map
Caravaggio is located in Italy
Caravaggio
Caravaggio
Location of Caravaggio in Italy
Caravaggio is located in Lombardy
Caravaggio
Caravaggio
Caravaggio (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°30′N 09°39′E / 45.500°N 9.650°E / 45.500; 9.650
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceBergamo (BG)
FrazioniMasano, Vidalengo
Government
 • MayorClaudio Bolandrini
Area
 • Total32 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation
111 m (364 ft)
Population
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 • Total16,045
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
DemonymCaravaggini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
24043
Dialing code0363
Patron saintSS. Fermo and Rustico
Saint day9 August
WebsiteOfficial website
Church of San Fermo e Rustico

Caravaggio (Italian: [karaˈvaddʒo]; Bergamasque: Careàs [karɛˈas]) is a town and comune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy, 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Milan. It is the home town of renaissance era artists Caravaggio and Polidoro da Caravaggio.

History

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The town received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on December 22, 1954.

Geography

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Caravaggio borders with the municipalities of Bariano, Brignano Gera d'Adda, Calvenzano, Capralba (CR), Fornovo San Giovanni, Misano di Gera d'Adda, Morengo, Mozzanica, Sergnano (CR) and Treviglio. Its frazioni are Masano and Vidalengo.

Main sights

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The city is best known for the Sanctuary (15th century).

Other sights include:

People

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Transportation

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Caravaggio has a railway station on the Treviglio–Cremona line.

Twin towns

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References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Marco Carminati (2010). Per Violoncello Solo. ISBN 9788876474712..
  4. ^ (in Italian) Infos at tuscanytravels.info Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ (in Italian) Infos at ilcaravaggio.comune.caravaggio.bg.it
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