Filago
Encyclopedia
Filago is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Bergamo
in the Italian
region of Lombardy
, located about 35 km northeast of Milan
and about 12 km southwest of Bergamo
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,876 and an area of 5.3 km².
Filago borders the following municipalities: Bonate Sotto
, Bottanuco
, Brembate
, Capriate San Gervasio
, Dalmine
, Madone
, Osio Sopra
, Osio Sotto
.
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
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 the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region of 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...
, located about 35 km northeast of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and about 12 km southwest 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...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,876 and an area of 5.3 km².
Filago borders the following municipalities: Bonate Sotto
Bonate Sotto
Bonate Sotto is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 9 km southwest of Bergamo in the Isola bergamasca....
, Bottanuco
Bottanuco
Bottanuco is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 35 km northeast of Milan and about 14 km southwest of Bergamo...
, Brembate
Brembate
Brembate is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 35 km northeast of Milan and about 14 km southwest of Bergamo...
, Capriate San Gervasio
Capriate San Gervasio
Capriate San Gervasio is a comune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, 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 at slightly different altitudes, San Gervasio d'Adda , Capriate...
, Dalmine
Dalmine
Dalmine is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 8 km southwest of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 22,326 and an area of 11.6 km².The municipality of Dalmine contains the...
, Madone
Madone
Madone is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 35 km northeast of Milan and about 11 km southwest of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,501 and an area of 3.0 km².Madone borders the following municipalities:...
, Osio Sopra
Osio Sopra
Osio Sopra is a comune of 4,019 inhabitants in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy....
, Osio Sotto
Osio Sotto
Osio Sotto is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 11 km southwest of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 11,097 and an area of 7.5 km².Osio Sotto borders the following...
.