Nembro
Encyclopedia
Nembro is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Bergamo
in the Italian
region of Lombardy
, located about 60 km northeast of Milan
and about 10 km northeast of Bergamo
, on the right bank of the Serio River
.
Nembro borders the following municipalities: Albino
, Algua
, Alzano Lombardo
, Pradalunga
, Scanzorosciate
, Selvino
, Villa di Serio
, Zogno
.
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 60 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 10 km northeast 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...
, on the right bank of the Serio River
Serio River
The Serio, in Lombard Sère, is an Italian river that flows entirely within Lombardy, crossing the provinces of Bergamo and Cremona. It is 124 kilometers long and it flows into the Adda at Bocca di Serio, to the south of Crema....
.
Albino, Italy
Albino is a comune in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located north of Bergamo and is situated in the Seriana valley. The population continues to increase.- History:...
, Algua
Algua
Algua is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km northeast of Milan and about 15 km north of Bergamo...
, Alzano Lombardo
Alzano Lombardo
Alzano Lombardo is a commune in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy.Alzano received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree of March 11, 1991....
, Pradalunga
Pradalunga
Pradalunga 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...
, Scanzorosciate
Scanzorosciate
Scanzorosciate is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km northeast of Milan and about 6 km northeast of Bergamo...
, Selvino
Selvino
Selvino 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:...
, Villa di Serio
Villa di Serio
Villa di Serio is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km northeast of Milan and about 6 km northeast of Bergamo...
, Zogno
Zogno
Zogno is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 50 km northeast of Milan and about 11 km north of Bergamo...
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Main sights
- Parish church of San Martino, erected in the 9th century but rebuilt in the 18th century. It houses 27 works by Enea SalmeggiaEnea SalmeggiaEnea Salmeggia was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period, active mainly in his native city of Bergamo....
. - Church of San Nicola da Tolentino (1512), with the annexed convent of the AugustiniansAugustiniansThe term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...
. - Sanctuary of the Zuccarello, built on the site of 15th century castle, and housing frescoes from the 15th-17th centuries.
- Bridge on the Serio River (1591), in Romanesque style.