Capriate San Gervasio

Capriate San Gervasio
Comune
Città di Capriate San Gervasio

Coat of arms
Capriate San Gervasio

Location of Capriate San Gervasio in Italy

Coordinates: 45°36′32″N 09°31′41″E / 45.60889°N 9.52806°E / 45.60889; 9.52806
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Province / Metropolitan city Bergamo (BG)
Frazioni Capriate, San Gervasio, Crespi d'Adda
Government
  Mayor Valeria Radaelli
Area
  Total 5.83 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Elevation 188 m (617 ft)
Population (31 December 2014)[1]
  Total 8,006
  Density 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Capriatesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 24040, 24042
Dialing code 02
Patron saint St. Alexander
Saint day August 26
Website Official website

Capriate San Gervasio is a comune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, northern Italy.

It is situated on the southern tip of the so-called Bergamasca Island, a territory delimited by the rivers Adda and Brembo. It includes three frazioni (subdivisions) at slightly different altitudes, San Gervasio d'Adda (north), Capriate d'Adda (center) and Crespi d'Adda. The latter, a perfectly preserved example of a 19th-century "workers' village", is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on July 11, 2006.

References

  1. ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
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