Carobbio degli Angeli is a comune

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:...

(municipality) in the Province of Bergamo

Province of Bergamo

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 in the Italian

Italy

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 region of Lombardy

Lombardy

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, located about 60 km northeast of Milan

Milan

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 and about 13 km southeast 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...

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Carobbio degli Angeli borders the following municipalities: Bolgare

Bolgare

-Bounding communes:*Gorlago*Carobbio degli Angeli*Chiuduno*Telgate*Grumello del Monte*Palosco*Calcinate*Costa di Mezzate-Coat of arms:The coat of arms are made up with a shield with red on the top-left and yellow on the other side and black on the bottom. The stem is colored with a lily leaf on...

, Chiuduno

Chiuduno

Chiuduno 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 southeast of Bergamo, mid way between the Bergamo plain and the Valcalepio....

, Gandosso

Gandosso

Gandosso 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 southeast of Bergamo...

, Gorlago

Gorlago

Gorlago 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 southeast of Bergamo...

, Grumello del Monte

Grumello del Monte

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, Trescore Balneario

Trescore Balneario

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History

The village has Roman origins. In the 14th century AD it received a castle. Later it was a possession of the Republic of Venice

Republic of Venice

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The current comune was created in 1928 through the merger of Carobbio and Santo Stefano degli Angeli.

• Castello degli Angeli ("Castle of the Angels")
• Villa Riccardi, used by the bishops of Bergamo for their leisure.