Bergamo
Sign in to saveBergamo ( , ; ) is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy. The seat of the province of Bergamo, it is located approximately northeast of Milan, and about from the alpine lakes Como and Iseo and from Garda and Maggiore. The Bergamo Alps () begin immediately north of the city.
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Bergamo is a city in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, located northeast of Milan near several famous alpine lakes. As the seat of its province, it serves as an administrative center and gateway to the Bergamo Alps, which rise directly north of the city.
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- Città di Bergamo
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- The skyline of the old fortified Città Alta
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- Città dei Mille ('City of the Thousand')
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- Map of the old walled Upper City of Bergamo
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- Etymology
- History
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Early modern
- Late modern and contemporary
- Geography
- Climate
- Cityscape
- Upper city
- Lower city
- Government
- Demographics
- Immigration
- Economy
- Culture
- Notable natives
- Theater
- Sport
- Education
- Transport
- Notable churches
- Notable people
- International relations
- Twin towns − sister cities
- Consulates
- See also
- References
- Further reading
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Bergamo ( , ; ) is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy. The seat of the province of Bergamo, it is located approximately northeast of Milan, and about from the alpine lakes Como and Iseo and from Garda and Maggiore. The Bergamo Alps () begin immediately north of the city.
With a population of as of , Bergamo is the 4th-largest city in Lombardy and the 34th-largest in Italy. The metropolitan area of Bergamo extends beyond the administrative city limits, spanning over a densely urbanized area with slightly fewer than 500,000 inhabitants. The Bergamo metropolitan area is itself part of the broader Milan metropolitan area, home to more than eight million people.