Albino, Italy
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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:...
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 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...
, northern Italy
Italy
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. It is located north 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...
and is situated in the Seriana
Seriana
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valley. The population continues to increase.
History
Archaeological findings have showed that the area was already settled in the Copper AgeCopper Age
The Chalcolithic |stone]]") period or Copper Age, also known as the Eneolithic/Æneolithic , is a phase of the Bronze Age in which the addition of tin to copper to form bronze during smelting remained yet unknown by the metallurgists of the times...
. In Roman times
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
there were settlements in the area (probably of Gaulish origin), though the first document mentioning a in vico Albines dates from 892 AD. Later, entangled in the struggles between Guelphs and Ghibellines
Guelphs and Ghibellines
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, the town was strongly fortified, a castle being built in the 14th century. Later it was under the Republic of Venice
Republic of Venice
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, with a strong increasing of textile and iron industry, peculiarities which characterize Albino still today.
Albino received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree of December 27, 1991.
Main sights
- Parrocchiale di San Giuliano, founded in 898. Rebuilt in neoclassicist style in the early 19th century, it houses works by Giovan Battista Moroni, Enea SalmeggiaEnea SalmeggiaEnea Salmeggia was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period, active mainly in his native city of Bergamo....
and others. The bell tower (1497) was designed by Cosimo FanzagoCosimo FanzagoCosimo Fanzago was an Italian architect and sculptor, generally considered the greatest such artist of the Baroque period in Naples, Italy.-Biography:...
. - Convent of San Bartolomeo (12th century), in Lombard-GothicGothic architectureGothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
style. It includes frescoes from the 16th century renovation, 21 wooden sculptures in the choir and polyptych in gilted wood. It is a national monument. - Sanctuary of the Madonna del Pianto (15th century). It is home to a canvas by Moroni with Christ Carrying the Cross and one by Salmaggia, The Deposition.
- Church of the Conception (late 15th century). It has a notable portico and a frescoes from the 14th and 16th centuries.
- Sanctuary of the Madonna of the Snow, on the country road leading to SelvinoSelvinoSelvino is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 11 km northeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,045 and an area of 6.4 km².Selvino borders the following municipalities:...
. It dates from the 16th century, and has frescoes from the same age which were recently restored. - Church of Sant'Anna (16th century), designed by Giovan Battista Caniana.
- Sanctuary of Altino (16th century), in the frazioneFrazioneA 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...
Vall'Alta. - Cistercian Abbey
- Sanctuary of Madonna della Gamba ("Madonna of the Leg"), in the frazione Desenzano al Serio. Erected from 1448, it honours a miracle happened in 1440, when a maiden, praying the Virgin, was miraculously saved from the injuries received to her leg. It houses works by Enea Salmeggia, Palma il Giovane, Andrea FantoniAndrea FantoniAndrea Fantoni was an Italian sculptor and woodcarver of the late-Baroque period, active in the region near Bergamo.He was born in Rovetta in 1659, and he died in Bergamo in 1734. He trained with his family of artisans as well as the noted wood carver Pietro Ramus , and then traveled to Parma to...
and others. - Parish of St. Peter, a notable example of Lombard-Gothic architecture, in the frazione Desenzano al Serio.
- Casa della Misericordia, with frescoes by Moroni (1570).
- Casa Solari 816th century).
Bounding communes
- AviaticoAviaticoAviatico is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 12 km northeast of Bergamo...
- GazzanigaGazzanigaGazzaniga is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 15 km northeast of Bergamo....
- CeneCeneCene is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 15 km northeast of Bergamo...
- Gaverina TermeGaverina TermeGaverina Terme is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 70 km northeast of Milan and about 20 km northeast of Bergamo....
- CasazzaCasazzaCasazza is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 70 km northeast of Milan and about 20 km northeast of Bergamo...
- Vigano San MartinoVigano San MartinoVigano San Martino is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 20 km east of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,068 and an area of 3.6 km².Vigano San Martino borders the following...
- Borgo di TerzoBorgo di TerzoBorgo di Terzo is a comune in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, in northern Italy.-Neighboring communes:*Albino*Entratico*Vigano San Martino*Berzo San Fermo*Luzzana...
- LuzzanaLuzzanaLuzzana is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 15 km east of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 776 and an area of 3.4 km²....
- Trescore BalnearioTrescore BalnearioTrescore Balneario is a town and comune in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy, northern Italy.-History:The city itself is mentioned for the first time in 996 AD....
- Cenate SopraCenate SopraCenate Sopra is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 12 km east of Bergamo...
- PradalungaPradalungaPradalunga is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 11 km northeast of Bergamo...
- SelvinoSelvinoSelvino is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 11 km northeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,045 and an area of 6.4 km².Selvino borders the following municipalities:...